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The Compressed Curriculum: Compromises of Purpose and Content in Secondary Schools.
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Little, Judith Warren – 1992
This publication analyzes ways in which vocational teachers construct the content and purpose of vocational studies in comprehensive high schools. Data were gathered during a 3-year field study conducted in 5 comprehensive high schools. Findings suggest: (1) schools and teachers accommodate to an "academics first" policy, thereby…
Descriptors: Academic Education, College Bound Students, Comprehensive Programs, High Schools