The productive high school : creating personalized academic communities / Joseph Murphy ... [et al.].

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Imprint:Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Corwin Press, c2001.
Description:xi, 282 p. ; 26 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4485230
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Other authors / contributors:Murphy, Joseph, 1949-
ISBN:0761977775 (cloth)
0761977783 (pbk.)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 248-268) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Part 1. Lessons Learned
  • Formation of the American High School
  • 1635-1890
  • Development of the Comprehensive High School
  • 1890-1920
  • Institutionalization of the Comprehensive High School
  • 1920-1980
  • Part 2. The Classroom Dynamics of Engaged Learning and Teaching
  • High Expectations
  • Personal Support
  • Academic Autonomy
  • Part 3. Weaving Support for A Personalized, Academic High School
  • Anchoring Schools on a Clearly Defined Learning Imperative
  • Building Schools on Humanized, Intellectual Relationships for Learning
  • Nesting Schools in a Dynamic, Adaptive Local Culture for Change
  • Linking Schools with Home and Family
  • Part 4. Conclusion
  • Explanation and Integration
  • Exploring the Theoretical Underpinnings of Research on the Productive High School