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Direct linkKelly Streams Hudson – ProQuest LLC, 2022
An indicator of college readiness is the participation in advanced courses in junior high school. The purpose of this mixed methods study is to examine the social capital of 7th and 8th grade students enrolled in advanced mathematics courses. This study examined junior high student perspectives in the areas of attitude toward college, teacher…
Descriptors: Social Capital, Disadvantaged Youth, Preadolescents, Grade 7
Peer reviewedMoore, Earl, Jr.; Ratchford, Vicky F. – AASA Journal of Scholarship & Practice, 2007
Brogden Middle School (BMS) is located approximately 15 miles south of Goldsboro, North Carolina, a city of approximately 40,000 citizens and the home of a military base. To decrease the number of discipline referrals of African American males, 10 students who had the most frequent discipline referrals during their seventh-grade year were…
Descriptors: African American Students, Mentors, Intervention, Discipline
Download full textHowley, Caitlin; Cowley, Kimberly S. – 2001
GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs) is a federally funded program aimed at encouraging disadvantaged middle and high school students to have high expectations, stay in school, and take college preparatory courses. The West Virginia Department of Education received funding to conduct the program in eight rural…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, College Preparation, Disadvantaged Youth, Grade 7
