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Handbook of American High Schools (Paperback)
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Handbook of American High Schools (Paperback)
Series: Handbook of American High Schools
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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. It 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. The text 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 entry
to a primary document or another related entry. 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.
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