Course Offerings, Course Requirements, and Course Taking in Mathematics.

Finn, Jeremy D.; Gerber, Susan B.; Wang, Margaret C.

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ERIC Number: EJ648747

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Publication Date: 2002

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Course Offerings, Course Requirements, and Course Taking in Mathematics.

Finn, Jeremy D.; Gerber, Susan B.; Wang, Margaret C.

Journal of Curriculum and Supervision, v17 n4 p336-66 Sum 2002

Investigates practices of high schools that encourage or discourage students' enrollment in advanced mathematics courses. Uses data from transcripts of more than 22,000 graduates of 305 public high schools. Important findings concern the effects of graduation requirements and course offerings on the courses taken by all students and by particular subgroups of students. (Contains 48 references.) (Authors/PKP)

Descriptors: Advanced Courses, Board of Education Policy, Course Selection (Students), Graduation Requirements, High School Graduates, Institutional Characteristics, School Demography, Secondary School Mathematics, Student Characteristics

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: National Assessment of Educational Progress

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IES Cited: ED494306