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Deil-Amen, Regina; Tevis, Tenisha LaShawn – Review of Higher Education, 2010
The authors interviewed Black and Latino students from five high-poverty high schools as they attempted to make the transition into college. Their ability to exert individual agency with regard to their entrance exams and their college transition was circumscribed by the messages and behavioral norms that dominated their low-performing high school…
Descriptors: High Schools, Self Efficacy, College Choice, Academic Achievement