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ERIC Number: EJ512967
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0574
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School Distinctiveness.
Glenn, Charles L.
Journal of Education, v176 n2 p73-103 1994
Argues that parent and teacher choices are significant for school reform only to the extent that they result in schools of distinctive character that rest upon a coherent ethos, a shared understanding of education, and the purposes of human life. The author examines four school characteristics that help describe how and why they are distinctive. (GR)
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Differences, Diversity (Institutional), Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Institutional Characteristics, Magnet Schools, Parochial Schools, Private Schools, Public Schools, School Choice
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Note: Theme issue topic: "Reform of Education and the Frustrations of Implementation."