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Unpacking Social Constructions ofthe Target Population 1  \nJulia C. Duncheon  \nUniversity of Washington  \nUnited States  \nCitation: Duncheon, J. C. (2020) . What students do early college high schools serve? Unpacking social constructions of the target population. Education Policy Analysis Archives, 28(173) .  \n[https://doi.org/10.14507/epaa.28.4706](https://doi.org/10.14507/epaa.28.4706)  \nAbstract: To support the nation’s college completion goals, early college high school (ECHS) reform creates opportunities for interested students to earn up to two years of free college credit during high school. ECHSs also have an equity objective: to target and enroll students who are historically underrepresented and/or might not otherwise go to college. Yet the extent to which ECHSs actually serve their target population in practice is unclear, especially in a marketized school environment. Using qualitative methods and the theory of social construction and policy design (Schneider & Ingram, 1993), this study explores the recruitment and selection practices at five ECHSs in the borderlands of Texas. Findings suggest that ECHS staff invited applications from the broad target groups. However, the admission process, shaped in part by patterns of self-selection, favored students who were academically inclined and relatively privileged compared to their district  \n1 The research reported in this article was made possible (in part) by a grant from the Spencer Foundation (\\#201700061) . The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Spencer Foundation.  \npeers. ECHS staff socially constructed narrower ideals of the target population than those articulated in the policy design based on their assumptions about who was likely to succeed in—and thus deserving of—an early college opportunity. Findings are discussed with particular attention to the equity implications of ECHS reform.  \nKeywords: early college high schools; underrepresented students; college access; equity; social construction  \n¿A qué estudiantes sirven las escuelas secundarias de “early college”? Examinar las construcciones sociales de la población objetivo  \nResumen: Para apoyar las metas de finalización universitaria de la nación, la escuela secundaria de “early college”(ECHS) crea oportunidades para que los estudiantes interesados obtengan hasta dos años de crédito universitario gratuito durante la escuela secundaria. Las ECHS también tienen un objetivo de equidad: apuntar e inscribir a estudiantes que históricamente están subrepresentados y / o que de otra manera nopodrían ir a la universidad. Sin embargo, no está claro hasta qué punto los ECHS realmente sirven a su población objetivo en la práctica, especialmente en un entorno escolar comercializado. Utilizando métodos cualitativos y la teoría de la construcción social y el diseño de políticas (Schneider & Ingram, 1993), este estudio explora las prácticas dereclutamiento y selección en cinco ECHS en las zonas fronterizas de Texas. Los hallazgossugieren que el personal de ECHS invitó solicitudes de los grupos destinatarios másamplios. Sin embargo, el proceso de admisión, formado en parte por patrones de autoselección, favoreció a los estudiantes que tenían inclinaciones académicas y eranrelativamente privilegiados en comparación con sus compañeros del distrito. El personal de ECHS construyó socialmente ideales más estrechos de la población objetivo que los articulados en el diseño de la política en función de sus suposiciones sobre quién tenía probabilidades de tener éxito y, por lo tanto, merecedor de una oportunidad universitaria temprana. 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