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ERIC Number: EJ660238
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-0002-8312
Race, Poverty, and the Student Curriculum: Implications for Standards Policy.
Alexander, Nicola A.
American Educational Research Journal, v39 n3 p675-93 Fall 2002
Examined the links between the minority and poverty status of public secondary schools and course-taking patterns within those schools by looking at the 1984 Regents Action Plan in New York state to explore the role of standards-based policies in altering connections between schooling context and curricula. Finds show the beneficial effects of the plan and the importance of school size to achievement. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Course Selection (Students), Curriculum Development, Educational Planning, Minority Groups, Poverty, Public Schools, Secondary Education, Standards, State Programs
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: New York