“I’m Not Going to Be, Like, for the AP”: English Language Learners’ Limited Access to Advanced College-Preparatory Courses in High School

American Educational Research Journal

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 848-878

  Kanno, Yasuko ^a   Kangas, Sara E N ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

college access; English language learners; high school; tracking

Indexed keywords

EID: 84907502388     PISSN: 00028312     EISSN: 19351011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/0002831214544716     Document Type: Article

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