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Cecilia Ramos-Solis; Carolina Berlanga-Torres; Sofia Villarreal-Rodriguez; Marie Saenz-Gonzalez; Paloma Bolanos-Juarez; Josemaria Elizondo-Garcia – Journal of Advanced Academics, 2025
This qualitative study aimed to explore the development of self-concept in adolescents attending schools for students with high abilities, interviewing 28 adolescents from two centers for students with high abilities in the metropolitan area of Monterrey, Mexico. Using a thematic analysis approach, the data were analyzed across four categories…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Adolescents, Advanced Placement Programs, Foreign Countries
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Renbarger, Rachel; Long, Kody – Journal of Advanced Academics, 2019
Research indicates that high-potential students from low-income backgrounds have decreased educational attainment and success in college compared with their higher income peers. The purpose of this review is to synthesize the interventions that support postsecondary success for this group. Using a systematic review protocol, we identified five…
Descriptors: Intervention, Academic Achievement, College Students, Low Income Students
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Gagnon, Douglas J.; Mattingly, Marybeth J. – Journal of Advanced Academics, 2016
Completing Advanced Placement (AP) coursework is an important part of the selective college admissions process, and access to AP coursework can be viewed as a measure of equal opportunity. Relatively little research has fully examined how access to AP coursework is mediated by school characteristics. Rural schools are at a particular disadvantage…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Rural Schools, Success, Institutional Characteristics
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Wilson, Hope E.; Adelson, Jill L. – Journal of Advanced Academics, 2012
The decision-making process of academically talented students when making the transition to college is complex. This study investigates the factors that contribute to the selectivity of the colleges by Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate students for application. A multilevel model was created to find which college-level and…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Academically Gifted, Talent, College Bound Students
Peters, Scott J.; Mann, Rebecca L. – Journal of Advanced Academics, 2009
The International Baccalaureate and concurrent enrollment programs are both options available for high-ability high school students. Their value lies in their potential to provide greater depth and breadth of curriculum than is traditionally possible in public high schools. This study surveyed public school corporations in Indiana to examine the…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Corporations, High School Students, Surveys
Kyburg, Robin M.; Hertberg-Davis, Holly; Callahan, Carolyn M. – Journal of Advanced Academics, 2007
The racial, ethnic, linguistic, and economic diversity within urban areas necessitates the creation of scholastic environments that are responsive to the varying academic and social needs of the student population. This qualitative study investigates ways in which teacher and administrator behavior and the school environment contribute to the…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Educational Environment, Teacher Behavior, Administrator Behavior