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The Making of an American High School: The Credentials Market and the Central High School of Philadelphia, 1838-1939

The Making of an American High School: The Credentials Market and the Central High School of Philadelphia, 1838-1939

Paperback

General Education

ISBN10: 0300054696
ISBN13: 9780300054699
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: Feb 1 1992
Pages: 222
Weight: 0.70
Height: 0.71 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.23
Language: English
This prize-winning book analyzes the origins and development of the first public high school in Philadelphia, which became a model for secondary schools elsewhere. Using Central High School as a case study, Labaree argues that the American public high school is the product of the struggle between egalitarianism and meritocracy that is endemic to a democratic society. Winner of the History of Education Society's Outstanding Book Award and co-winner of the American Educational Research Association's Outstanding Book Award.

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