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Do Gatekeeper Courses Expand Education Options?

NCES
Author(s):
Robert T. Atanda
Study/Program:
NELS:88 - National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988,
HST - High School Transcript Studies
Publication date:
March 1999
Publication number:
NCES 1999303

Summary

This report examines the relationship between selected eighth-grade characteristics (e.g. enrollment in algebra as an 8th grader) and high school course taking patterns with student outcome variables (e.g. applying to college) that may lead to academic success.

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Academic Achievement, Mathematics

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