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ERIC Number: ED598196
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Aug
Pages: 24
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-
EISSN: N/A
The Role of College Prep Course Offerings and Course-Taking in Long-Term Educational Outcomes. Research Brief for the Houston Independent School District. Volume 8, Issue 2
Holzman, Brian; Stroub, Kori; Kennedy, Camila Cigarroa; Lewis, Bethany
Houston Education Research Consortium
In this brief, we describe the distribution of college prep course offerings across Texas and determine which school characteristics are associated with higher and lower numbers of course offerings. We also examine how college prep course offerings are related to student-level college prep course-taking and, in turn, how course-taking behaviors are related to long-term educational outcomes. This investigation of the distribution of college prep course offerings across Texas high schools reveals that more college prep courses are offered at larger, urban and suburban schools with higher levels of academic achievement and lower levels of economic disadvantage. Offering more college prep courses is associated with higher levels of course-taking, which, in turn, is associated with improved chances of completing a postsecondary credential, particularly for lower-achieving students.
Houston Education Research Consortium. 6100 Main Street, MS-258, Houston, Texas 77005. Tel: 713-348-2532; e-mail: herc@rice.edu; Web site: https://kinder.rice.edu/houston-education-research-consortium
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education; High Schools; Postsecondary Education; Elementary Education; Grade 8; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Higher Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: Rice University, Houston Education Research Consortium (HERC)
Identifiers - Location: Texas
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: SAT (College Admission Test); Texas Assessment of Academic Skills
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A