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Bjorklund, Peter – Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 2019
This qualitative study explored Latina/o students' sense of belonging in majority White and Asian Advanced Placement (AP) and honors classes in a diverse suburban high school. Using self-determination theory as a framework, I focused on three aspects of sense of belonging: social belonging, teacher-student relationships, and academic belonging.…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Racial Composition, Disproportionate Representation, Advanced Placement Programs
Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development, US Department of Education, 2017
In 2014-15, the high school graduation rate reached a record high of 83 percent (U.S. Department of Education 2016). Despite the gains, over half a million students still drop out of high school each year (U.S. Department of Education 2015). High schools have adopted various strategies designed to keep students who are at risk of not graduating in…
Descriptors: High School Students, At Risk Students, Graduation Rate, Public Schools
Swanson, Julie Dingle; Nagy, Steven – Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 2014
The focus of this study was the first year of implementation of the Advanced Placement Academy (APA), a program within a high school providing honors and Advanced Placement coursework for high-ability African American students with previously limited access to rigorous courses. The qualitative investigation explores practical solutions from…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Honors Curriculum, High Achievement, African American Students
Duffett, Ann; Farkas, Steve – Thomas B. Fordham Institute, 2009
In 2002-2003, 1 million students participated in AP by taking at least one exam. Five years later, nearly 1.6 million did--a 50+ percent increase. But is growth all good? Might there be a downside? Are ill prepared students eroding the quality of the program? Perhaps harming the best and brightest? To find out, the Thomas B. Fordham Institute…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Student Participation, Incidence, Test Preparation