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Schmidt, Sarah – American Educator: The Professional Journal of the American Federation of Teachers, 1979
Reviews a study of 12 London inner-city secondary schools, "Fifteen Thousand Hours," by Michael Rutter, Barbara Maughan, Peter Mortimore, Janet Ouston, and Alan Smith. Emphasizes the book's findings that, despite contrary evidence from studies by James Coleman and Christopher Jencks, students' success depends largely on which schools…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Book Reviews, Educational Environment, Equal Education
