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Catholic schools and the common good /

The authors examine a broad range of Catholic high schools to determine whether or not students are better educated in these schools than they are in public schools. They find that the Catholic schools do have an independent effect on achievement, especially in reducing disparities between disadvant...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bryk, Anthony S.
Otros Autores: Lee, Valerie E., Holland, Peter Blakeley
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, ©1993.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Prologue
  • I CONTEXT
  • 1 The Tradition of Catholic Schools
  • 2 Research Past and Present
  • II INSTITUTIONAL ANALYSIS
  • 3 Classroom Life
  • 4 Curriculum and Academic Organization
  • 5 Communal Organization
  • 6 Governance
  • III DIVERSITY AMONG CATHOLIC SCHOOLS
  • 7 The Transition to High School
  • 8 Variations in Internal Operations
  • 9 Single-Sex versus Coeducational Schools
  • IV EFFECTS
  • 10 The Impact of Academic Organization
  • 11 The Impact of Communal Organization
  • V IMPLICATIONS
  • 12 Catholic Lessons for America's SchoolsEpilogue: The Future of Catholic High Schools
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index