Parent Perceptions and Pupil Characteristics of a Senior High Magnet School Program.

Comerford, James P.

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Publication Date: 1980

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Parent Perceptions and Pupil Characteristics of a Senior High Magnet School Program.

Comerford, James P.

Integrated Education, v18 n5-6 p50-54 Sep-Dec 1980

Holds that magnet schools should attract substantial numbers of different racial backgrounds. Describes a study of Philadelphia's High School for Creative and Performing Arts that investigated (1) the school's success in attracting students representative of those in the school district; and (2) parents' perceptions of factors that enhance the school's "magnetic" quality. (Author/MJL)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, High Schools, Institutional Characteristics, Magnet Schools, Parent Attitudes, Racial Composition, Sex, Socioeconomic Status, Student Characteristics

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Pennsylvania (Philadelphia)

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