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Peer reviewedGaret, Michael S.; DeLany, Brian – Sociology of Education, 1988
Using transcript data from 1,700 California high school students, this study investigated the influence of students' background characteristics on course placement in mathematics and science. Results showed course placements varied substantially across the four schools surveyed. Variations were explained in part by differing curriculum…
Descriptors: College Preparation, Educational Sociology, Group Status, High Schools
