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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
Crain, Robert L.; And Others – 1992
The career magnet high school programs of the New York City (NYC) public school system were evaluated in an experimental study. The experimental design compared the ninth-grade performance of students randomly selected for magnet schools with those who "lost the lottery." It included 91 pools of students: 3,272 with average reading…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Career Education, College Preparation, Computer Uses in Education