Description: Written by an interdisciplinary group of experts in education, psychology, sociology, and other fields, this landmark handbook provides a thorough examination of U.S. secondary education from the private academies of Colonial America to the comprehensive high schools and alter...
Review Quotes: "In the first [volume] of this [two]-volume multidisciplinary work intended to serve as a reference for scholars and students in a variety of fields or as a supplementary text in course on the social foundations of education and the anthropology and sociology of education, the editors present [...] a-to-z entries covering a broad range of topics concerning American secondary education in the modern era. Among the topics included are architecture, assessment in reading and writing, bilingual education, bullying, career development, disabilities, dropouts, faith-based initiatives, gangs, immigrants, inequality, libraries and media centers, motivation, multiculturalism, peer groups and peer culture, prom, reunions, school boards, sexual misconduct by educators, student engagement, teacher certification, transportation, vouchers, and yearbooks. Each article includes a guide to further reading." --Reference and Research Book News