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Peak, David J. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Improving student achievement in mathematics in secondary schools remains a priority for public education in our country. With continued federal and state mandates to improve overall student achievement in mathematics, as well as to close the achievement gap, many school districts have sought programs, such as Advancement Via Individual…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Middle Class, Economically Disadvantaged, Mathematics Achievement
Henderson, Sharmakrenia D. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
This longitudinal case study examined the effectiveness of the CO-OP Upward Bound Program activities from 2003 through 2008 applying cultural and social capital theories. The program was evaluated in order to give a local perspective to program implementation and operations in a community-based setting. The participant researcher used mixed…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, Postsecondary Education, High Schools, Middle Class