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Cortes, Kalena E.; Moussab, Wael S.; Weinstein, Jeffrey M. – Economics of Education Review, 2013
Our study analyzes the impact of the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, a college-preparatory educational program designed for higher-achieving students, on high school academic achievement in Chicago Public Schools. We exploit exogenous variation in the offering of the program across schools over time with a difference-in-differences…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Public Schools, Advanced Placement Programs, College Preparation
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Shaunessy, Elizabeth; Suldo, Shannon M. – Gifted Child Quarterly, 2010
Individuals respond to threats to affiliation and achievement needs through drawing on a repertoire of coping strategies specific to a given situation. Gifted adolescents in college-preparatory high school programs may be faced with novel stressors, and may have unique coping strategies to manage these challenges. The current study considers…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Advanced Placement Programs, Focus Groups, Coping