9780313325175-0313325170-The Praeger Handbook of American High Schools [4 volumes]: 4 volumes

The Praeger Handbook of American High Schools [4 volumes]: 4 volumes

ISBN-13: 9780313325175
ISBN-10: 0313325170
Author: Kathryn M. Borman, Spencer E. Cahill, Bridget A. Cotner
Publication date: 2006
Publisher: Praeger
Format: Hardcover 1002 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780313325175
ISBN-10: 0313325170
Author: Kathryn M. Borman, Spencer E. Cahill, Bridget A. Cotner
Publication date: 2006
Publisher: Praeger
Format: Hardcover 1002 pages

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The Praeger Handbook of American High Schools [4 volumes]: 4 volumes (ISBN-13: 9780313325175 and ISBN-10: 0313325170), written by authors Kathryn M. Borman, Spencer E. Cahill, Bridget A. Cotner, was published by Praeger in 2006. With an overall rating of 4.5 stars, it's a notable title among other books. You can easily purchase or rent The Praeger Handbook of American High Schools [4 volumes]: 4 volumes (Hardcover) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.51.

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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.

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