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ERIC Number: EJ382424
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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Participation of Minority Students Rises 32 Pct. in Advanced-Placement Tests; Many Score High.
Watkins, Beverly T.
Chronicle of Higher Education, v35 n16 pA1,26 Dec 14 1988
The Advanced Placement Program has become a "program of academic opportunity" for students in high schools that enroll large numbers of minority groups. These schools are raising the expectations of minority students and helping them achieve higher goals, and they are bringing them into professional and graduate schools. (MLW)
Descriptors: Advanced Placement, Advanced Placement Programs, American Indians, Asian Americans, Blacks, College Entrance Examinations, High School Students, Higher Education, Hispanic Americans, Minority Groups, Scores, Tests
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - General
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Language: English
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Identifiers: College Entrance Examination Board