Comprehending a Well-Run Comprehensive: A Report on a Visit to a Large Suburban High School.

Jackson, Philip W.

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Publication Date: 1981

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Comprehending a Well-Run Comprehensive: A Report on a Visit to a Large Suburban High School.

Jackson, Philip W.

Daedalus, v110 n4 p81-95 Fall 1981

Examines exemplary comprehensive suburban high schools using Illinois' Highland Park High School as a model. The author concludes that the school's rich curriculum and social heterogeneity reflect the cultural paradoxes which affect American social integration. For journal availability, see SO 509 295. (AM)

Descriptors: High Schools, Program Evaluation, School Size, Secondary Education, Secondary School Curriculum, Social Integration, Student Attitudes, Suburban Schools, Teacher Effectiveness

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Illinois

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