Handbook, ...

Handbook, ...
Author: American Historical Association
Publisher:
Total Pages: 128
Release: 1909
Genre: United States
ISBN:

The Making of an American High School

The Making of an American High School
Author: David F. Labaree
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 228
Release: 1988-01-01
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780300054699

An analysis of the origins and development of Central High School, the first public high school in Philadelphia. Using Central as a case study, Labaree argues that the public high school is the product of the struggle between egalitarianism and meritocracy that is endemic to a democratic society.