The Failed Promise of the American High School, 1890-1995Teachers College Press, 1999 - 261 Seiten This provocative new study of the American high school examines the historical debates about curriculum policy and also traces changes in the institution itself, as evidenced by what students actually studied. Contrary to conventional accounts, the authors argue that beginning in the 1930s, American high schools shifted from institutions primarily concerned with academic and vocational education to institutions mainly focused on custodial care of adolescents. Claiming that these changes reflected educators' racial, class, and gender biases, the authors offer original suggestions for policy adjustments that may lead to greater educational equality for our ever-growing and ever more diverse population of students. |
Inhalt
The Professionalization of Curriculum Planning | 6 |
Vocationalizing the High School? Curriculum Expansion | 18 |
The Transformation of the High School During the Depression | 69 |
The Triumph of Curricular Differentiation 19501964 | 102 |
The Triumph of Curricular Differentiation 19641975 | 122 |
The Restoration of the Academic Ideal? Upheaval and Reform | 162 |
Implications for Policy and Practice | 198 |
Summary Data Grand Rapids | 209 |
Summary Data Detroit | 222 |
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About the Authors 261 | |
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The Failed Promise of the American High School, 1890-1995 David L. Angus,Jeffrey Mirel Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 1999 |
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
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