The Praeger handbook of American high schools

Author(s)

• Borman, Kathryn M.
• Cahill, Spencer
• Cotner, Bridget A.

Bibliographic Information

The Praeger handbook of American high schools

edited by Kathryn M. Borman, Spencer E. Cahill, and Bridget A. Cotner

Praeger, 2007

• set : alk. paper
• v. 1 : alk. paper
• v. 2 : alk. paper
• v. 3 : alk. paper
• v. 4 : alk. paper

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

From the private academies of Colonial America to the comprehensive public high schools and alternative schools of today, The Praeger Handbook of American High Schools offers a thorough compendium for parents, educators, and students. In its accessible and well-organized volumes, it includes charts and tables representing such things as enrollment trends, drop out rates, and academic achievement, as well as original entries on everything from assessment to No Child Left Behind to vouchers. 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.

Table of Contents

Volume One Preface Introduction List of Entries Guide to Related Entries [A-G] Entries Bibliography About the Editors and Contributors Volume Two Preface Introduction List of Entries Guide to Related Entries [H-Z] Entries Bibliography About the Editors and Contributors Volume Three Preface Introduction List of Documents Documents: U.S. Supreme Court Cases Volume Four Preface Introduction List of Documents Documents: Legislation, Reports, and Books Index

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Details

• NCID: BA83938300
• ISBN:
  • 9780313325175
  • 9780313334337
  • 9780313334344
  • 9780313339813
  • 9780313339820
• LCCN: 2006031052
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Westport, Conn.
• Pages/Volumes: 4 v.
• Size: 26 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : LA222
  • DC22 : 373.73
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : High schools -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
  • LCSH : Education, Secondary -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc