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Huerta, Jeffery; Watt, Karen M.; Reyes, Patricia – Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, 2013
This quantitative study sought to investigate how Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) and other high school college preparatory achievements contributed to the college success of underrepresented students enrolled in community colleges and 4-year universities. Eighty-five AVID graduates from 12 Texas high schools attending 5…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, College Preparation, High School Graduates, Community Colleges
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Lozano, Aliber; Watt, Karen M.; Huerta, Jeffery – American Secondary Education, 2009
This study assessed the differences in educational aspirations and educational anticipations between four groups (AVID, GEAR UP, AVID/GEAR UP, and Control) of high school seniors who participated in a previous study as 10th graders (Watt, Huerta, & Lozano, 2007). It also measured whether any change in aspirations and anticipations occurred…
Descriptors: Intervention, Academic Aspiration, Grade 12, High School Seniors
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Watt, Karen M.; Johnston, Dennis; Huerta, Jeffery; Mendiola, Irma Doris; Alkan, Ersan – American Secondary Education, 2008
This is a study of the retention behaviors of high school seniors in the Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) elective class. The design involves a multiple case study of eight high schools chosen from California and Texas. Focus groups of high school seniors were conducted in four schools in Texas and in four schools in California. The…
Descriptors: Focus Groups, School Holding Power, High School Seniors, Teacher Student Relationship
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Watt, Karen M.; Huerta, Jeffery; Lozano, Aliber – Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 2007
This study examines 4 groups of high school students enrolled in 2 college preparatory programs, AVID and GEAR UP. Differences in student educational aspirations, expectations and anticipations, knowledge of college entrance requirements, knowledge of financial aid, and academic achievement in mathematics were examined. Adelman's (1999)…
Descriptors: College Preparation, Mathematics Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Grade 10