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The Praeger Handbook of American High Schools. Volume 2
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- Author(s): Borman, Kathryn M.; Cahill, Spencer E.; Cotner, Bridget A.
- Language:
English- Source:
Praeger. 2007.- Publication Date:
2007- Document Type:
Book- Online Access:
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- Additional Information
- Availability: Praeger. Available from: Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc. P.O. Box 5926, Portsmouth, NH 03802-6926. Tel: 800-225-5800; Fax: 603-431-2214; e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: http://www.greenwood.com/praeger.aspx
- Peer Reviewed: N
- Source: 264
- Intended Audience: Students; Teachers; Administrators; Researchers; Policymakers
- Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
- Subject Terms: College Preparation; Teacher Certification; Student Rights; Teacher Shortage; Standardized Tests; Sex Education; Student Diversity; Student Behavior; English (Second Language); Homework; Justice; Immigrants; Boards of Education; Academic Standards; Urban Schools; Federal Legislation; Educational History; Public Education; High Schools; High School Students; Educational Administration; Student Evaluation; Career Education; School Community Relationship; Curriculum Development; Teaching Methods; Outcomes of Education; Educational Policy; Peer Relationship; Social Problems; Social Influences; Special Education; Student Characteristics; Computer Uses in Education; Adolescents; Violence; Educational Vouchers
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- ISBN: 978-0-313-33434-4
- Abstract: 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. This second volume is divided into the following sections: (1) Preface; (2) Introduction; (3) List of Entries; (4) Guide to Related Entries; (5) Entries I-Z; (6) Bibliography; and (7) About the Editors and Contributors. [For Volume 1, see ED495146. For Volume 3, see ED495104. For Volume 4, see ED495100.]
- Abstract: ERIC
- Number of References: 211
- Publication Date: 2007
- Accession Number: ED495109
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