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ERIC Number: EJ283832
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1983-May
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The American High School Today: James Bryant Conant's Reservations and Reconsiderations.
Hampel, Robert L.
Phi Delta Kappan, v64 n9 p607-12 May 1983
Conant's "The American High School Today" (1959) conveyed his confidence in consolidation of smaller schools into comprehensive high schools. The book sparked criticism. Conant's personal papers reveal that his breezy optimism hid doubts, frustrations, and uncertainties. The contradiction in his views foreshadows the turbulent 1960s. (PB)
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Comprehensive Programs, Educational Development, Educational History, Educational Improvement, Educational Principles, High Schools, Secondary School Curriculum
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Historical Materials; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Conant (James Bryant)