Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ390052
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Publication Date: 1989
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Developing the Scholar's Ethos in Minority High School Students: The Vital Link to Academic Achievement.
Welch, Olga M.; And Others
Urban Education, v24 n1 p59-76 Apr 1989
Describes Project Austin-East EXCEL, a pilot college preparatory program for inner-city minority high school students in Knoxville (Tennessee). Develops an "academic ethos" through the following components: (1) reading, writing, and foreign language program; (2) "demystification" of the college experience; and (3) career planning. (FMW)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Black Students, Career Planning, College Environment, College Preparation, Grade 10, Grade 11, High School Students, Identification (Psychology), Minority Group Children, Pilot Projects, Reading Programs, Second Language Programs, Secondary Education, Self Concept, Summer Programs, Supplementary Education, Urban Areas, Urban Education, Writing (Composition)
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Tennessee
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