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Plasman, Jay Stratte; Gottfried, Michael A. – Educational Policy, 2018
Applied science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) coursetaking is becoming more commonplace in traditional high school settings to help students reinforce their learning in academic STEM courses. Throughout U.S. educational history, vocational education has been a consistent focus for schools to keep students on the school-to-career…
Descriptors: STEM Education, High School Students, Learning Disabilities, Dropout Rate
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Knight, Michelle G. – Educational Policy, 2003
Two-year ethnographic study with 25 working-class, 9th-and 10th-grade, black and Latino/Latina students to examine how they interpret and negotiate college-going processes. Findings suggest three interrelated strategies of negotiations: (1) challenging negative perceptions and expectations of urban youth; (2) "passing" academic…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, College Admission, College Entrance Examinations