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ERIC Number: EJ295076
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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The American High School at the Crossroads.
Tanner, Daniel
Educational Leadership, v41 n6 p4-13 Mar 1984
This review of recent literature on education and educational reform in America offers critiques of six influential studies ("A Nation at Risk,""Action for Excellence,""Educating Americans for the 21st Century,""The Paideia Proposal," The Carnegie Foundation's "High School," and "A Place Called School") and suggests correctives for each. (JBM)
Descriptors: Book Reviews, Education, Educational Assessment, Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Educational Objectives, Educational Philosophy, Educational Principles, Educational Quality, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Literature Reviews, National Surveys, School Effectiveness
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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