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The good high school : portraits of character and culture / Sara Lawrence Lightfoot.
Publication details: New York : Basic Books, c1983.Description: x, 399 p. ; 25 cmISBN:- 9780465026968 (pbk.) :
- 0465026966 (pbk.) :
- LA222 .L53 1983
Contents:
Summary: Provides in-depth portraits of six exemplary American high schools, revealing many different elements that create a climate of excellence while describing high school life today.
Urban portraits. George Washington Carver High School : charismatic leadership : building bridges to a wider world -- John F. Kennedy High School : balancing forces : creating a pluralistic community. II. Suburban portraits. Highland Park High School : hierarchies, ambition, and stress -- Brookline High School : emerging forms of authority and diversity. III. Elite portraits. St. Paul's School : certainty, privilege, and the imprint of history -- Milton Academy : breaking new ground : humanism and achievement. IV. Group portrait. On goodness in high schools.
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American University in Dubai | American University in Dubai | Main Collection | LA 222 .L53 1983 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 5128006 |
Bibliography: p. 387-390.
Includes index.
Provides in-depth portraits of six exemplary American high schools, revealing many different elements that create a climate of excellence while describing high school life today.
Urban portraits. George Washington Carver High School : charismatic leadership : building bridges to a wider world -- John F. Kennedy High School : balancing forces : creating a pluralistic community. II. Suburban portraits. Highland Park High School : hierarchies, ambition, and stress -- Brookline High School : emerging forms of authority and diversity. III. Elite portraits. St. Paul's School : certainty, privilege, and the imprint of history -- Milton Academy : breaking new ground : humanism and achievement. IV. Group portrait. On goodness in high schools.
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