Main entry:

Lawrence-Lightfoot, Sara, 1944-

Title & Author:

The good high school : portraits of character and culture / Sara Lawrence Lightfoot.

Publication:

New York : Basic Books, ©1983.

Description:

x, 399 pages ; 25 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 387-390) and index.
I. 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.

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.

Resources:
Table of contents
French equivalent / Équivalent français

ISBN:

0465026931
9780465026937
0465026966
9780465026968

Subject:

High schools United States Case studies.
Education, Secondary United States Case studies.
Écoles secondaires États-Unis Cas, Études de.
Enseignement secondaire États-Unis Études de cas.
Écoles secondaires États-Unis Études de cas.
High schools
Education, Secondary
Voortgezet onderwijs.
United States

Form/genre:

Case Reports
Case studies.
Études de cas.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 178940
Call No.: ID LA222.L53; ID:98-B1425
Status: Available