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Hauser, Robert Mason – 1971
This study is an investigation of the role of socioeconomic factors in the process of secondary education in a metropolitan community. Two questions guide the inquiry. To what degree is the influence of socioeconomic background on performance in school an adequate theory of educational performance? How much does a student's educational performance…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Educational Sociology, Grades (Scholastic)
Peer reviewedWelch, Olga M.; And Others – Urban Education, 1989
Describes Project Austin-East EXCEL, a pilot college preparatory program for inner-city minority high school students in Knoxville (Tennessee). Develops an "academic ethos" through the following components: (1) reading, writing, and foreign language program; (2) "demystification" of the college experience; and (3) career…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Black Students, Career Planning, College Environment
