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2013

LMU/LLS Theses and Dissertations

Advanced Placement

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Latinas’ Access To Advanced Placement Courses: A Case Study Of A Catholic Female Single-Sex High School, Jennifer Maria Pérez Aguilar Jul 2013

Latinas’ Access To Advanced Placement Courses: A Case Study Of A Catholic Female Single-Sex High School, Jennifer Maria Pérez Aguilar

LMU/LLS Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine Latinas’ access to Advanced Placement/ Honors courses in a Catholic female single-sex high school and to examine their experiences and perspectives when they are granted or denied access into an AP/Honors course. This study also aimed to explore how the Catholic single-sex high school is aligned with the Catholic, single-sex, and Advanced Placement advantage for Latina students who have been granted or denied access to an Advanced Placement/Honors course. The case study focused on one Catholic all-female high school in the Western United States and participants included Latina current students and …