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Public and private high schools : the impact of communities
- Title
- Public and private high schools : the impact of communities / James S. Coleman, Thomas Hoffer.
- Author
- Coleman, James S., 1926-1995.
- Publication
- New York : Basic Books, ©1987.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Details
- Additional Authors
- Hoffer, Thomas.
- Description
- xxviii, 254 pages : illustrations; 25 cm
- Summary
- Public and Private High Schools : the Impact of Communities compares the performance of students in public high schools with those of Catholic and private schools and examines the causes of those differences.
- Subject
- Education, Secondary > United States
- Public schools > United States
- Private schools > United States
- Academic achievement > United States
- Academic achievement
- Education, Secondary
- Private schools
- Public schools
- High school
- Privatschule
- Öffentliche Schule
- Höhere Schule
- Voortgezet onderwijs
- Openbaar onderwijs
- Bijzonder onderwijs
- Studieresultaten
- Écoles publiques > Etats-Unis
- Écoles privées > Etats-Unis
- Réussite scolaire > Etats-Unis
- United States
- USA
- Note
- Includes index.
- Bibliography (note)
- Bibliography: p. 245-246.
- Contents
- Two orientations to schooling -- The design and the clientele of public and private schools -- Achievement outcomes of schooling -- Dropping out of high school -- Achievement and dropout in disadvantaged and deficient families -- Beyond high school: the path chosen -- Success in college or work -- Schools, families, and communities.
- ISBN
- 0465067670
- 9780465067671
- LCCN
- 85043105
- OCLC
- ocm15315102
- 15315102
- SCSB-8891714
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library