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Student Access To Advanced Placement (Ap) Coursework: Principals' Beliefs And Practices, Steve Wood
Student Access To Advanced Placement (Ap) Coursework: Principals' Beliefs And Practices, Steve Wood
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Advanced Placement® (AP®) courses provide high school students an opportunity to be exposed to the rigors of college while they are still in high school. Since school policies play a role in the opportunities for students to pursue these courses, educational leaders must be aware of the ways in which their personal beliefs and school practices influence the course-taking patterns in their students.
This study investigated the relationship between principals' personal beliefs and perceptions of school practices, and the opportunities for students to successfully complete rigorous Advanced Placement coursework. The study utilized a questionnaire distributed to eight-eight principals of schools …