Secondary Schools : A Reference Handbook

by Villaverde, Leila E.

• ISBN13: 9781576079812
• ISBN10: 1576079813
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-10-01
• Publisher: Abc-Clio Inc

Summary

A broad survey of secondary schools, their historical origins, and present-day goals, intentions, and practices in educating adolescents.

Author Biography

Leila E. Villaverde is assistant professor of cultural foundations in the Educational Leadership and Cultural Foundations Department at the University of North Carolina, Greensboro.

Table of Contents

Series Editor's Preface	xi
Preface	xiii
Introduction and History	1	(28)
Origins of Secondary Schools	1	(1)
Four Types of Schools	2	(12)
The Latin Grammar School	2	(2)
The Academy	4	(8)
Public High Schools	12	(1)
Extended Secondary School	13	(1)
Reorganization of the High School	14	(2)
Vocational Education	16	(5)
Continuation Schools	18	(1)
Transformation of the High School	19	(2)
General Educational Development (GED) Testing Service	21	(1)
Adolescence	21	(3)
Purposes of Schooling	24	(2)
References	26	(3)
Chronology	29	(32)
References	59	(2)
Curriculum in Secondary Schools	61	(34)
Textbooks	62	(1)
Curriculum and Humanism	62	(2)
Curriculum and the Child Study Movement	64	(1)
Social Efficiency and the Curriculum	65	(4)
Vocational Education	69	(3)
Social Meliorism and Curriculum	72	(3)
Curriculum Differentiation	75	(2)
Postmodern Curriculum	77	(3)
The High School Curriculum	80	(5)
The Middle School Curriculum	85	(2)
Defining Curriculum	87	(6)
References	93	(2)
Urban, Suburban, and Rural Secondary Schools	95	(28)
Urban Schools	95	(2)
Suburban Schools	97	(1)
Rural Schools	97	(3)
Military Schools	100	(1)
College Preparatory Schools	100	(1)
Technical Schools and Institutes	100	(1)
Charter Schools	101	(3)
Magnet Schools	104	(1)
Small Schools	105	(1)
Independent Black Schools	106	(1)
Community-Based Organization Schools	107	(1)
Democratic Schools	108	(1)
Coalition Campus School Project	108	(1)
Single-Sex Schools	109	(2)
Church-Related Schools	111	(1)
Home Schooling	111	(3)
Full-Service Schools	114	(1)
Year-Round Schools	115	(2)
Virtual Schools	117	(1)
Other Schools, Extracurricular Activities, and School Athletics	118	(1)
References	119	(4)
The Standardization of Secondary Education	123	(14)
Standards	124	(3)
Assessments	127	(2)
Performance and Portfolio Assessments	129	(2)
Accountability	131	(2)
Implications	133	(2)
References	135	(2)
The Commercialization of Secondary Education	137	(18)
Commercialization	137	(7)
Channel One and ZapMe!	144	(1)
The Edison Project	145	(2)
Celebration School	147	(2)
Vouchers	149	(2)
Implications	151	(2)
References	153	(2)
Organizations, Associations, and Government Agencies	155	(50)
Selected Print and Nonprint Resources	205	(34)
Print Resources	205	(24)
Organization Papers, Reports, and Publications	205	(9)
Government Publications	214	(1)
Books	215	(11)
Journals	226	(3)
Nonprint Resources	229	(10)
Index	239	(16)
About the Author	255