Handbook of American High Schools (Paperback)

Written by an interdisciplinary group of experts in education, psychology, sociology, and other fields, this landmark handbook provides a thorough examination of U.S. secondary education from the private academies of Colonial America to the comprehensive high schools and alternative schools of today. This accessible compendium is a treasure trove of reliable and authoritative information for educators, parents, and students. The first volume includes original entries on assessment, architecture, bullying, campus life, censorship, college preparation, desegregation, disabilities, ethnic identity, family and community involvement, finance inequality, gangs, home schooling, homework, immigrants, intelligence, learning styles, magnet schools, mentoring, peer groups and peer culture, prom, reunions, rural schools, school boards, school to work programs, sex education, sports, standardized tests, student rights, teacher certification, teacher shortage, test preparation, violence, vouchers, and yearbooks, just to name a few. This volume includes primary documents, each with scene and context-setting introductions, such as reports, legislation, and US Supreme Court cases will be found as well. Thorough cross-referencing enables the user to follow a topic from an entryin volume one to anoter related entry or to a primary document in volume two . This wide-ranging, accessible and user-friendly source is an authoritative reference for anyone concerned with high schools and high school students in the United States.

General

Imprint:	Rowman & Littlefield Education
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Handbook of American High Schools
Release date:	August 2008
First published:	August 2008
Authors:	Kathryn M. Borman • Spencer E. Cahill • Bridget A. Cotner
Dimensions:	257 x 180 x 27mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	472
ISBN-13:	978-1-57886-703-5
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > General Books > Social sciences > Education > Schools > Secondary schools > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > General Promotions
LSN:	1-57886-703-7
Barcode:	9781578867035

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