The American High School Today
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"The American High School Today" is an influential 1959 educational report by James B. Conant that analyzed the state of U.S. secondary education and proposed reforms to improve comprehensive high schools.
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book
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educational report → |
| aimsTo |
address inequalities in secondary education
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strengthen the comprehensive high school model → |
| analyzes |
state of U.S. secondary education in the 1950s
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| author |
James B. Conant
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| discusses |
curriculum organization in high schools
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size and structure of comprehensive high schools → tracking and ability grouping in secondary schools → |
| focusesOn |
comprehensive high schools
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| followedBy |
Slums and Suburbs
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| genre |
education
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policy report → |
| hasAuthorOccupation |
chemist
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educational reformer → |
| hasAuthorPosition |
former president of Harvard University
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| historicalSignificance |
helped shape mid-20th-century discourse on high school reform in the U.S.
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| influenced |
U.S. secondary education policy debates
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development of comprehensive high schools in the United States → |
| language |
English
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| mainSubject |
secondary education in the United States
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| notableFor |
being an influential 20th-century study of American high schools
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| partOf |
James B. Conant’s series of studies on American education
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| proposes |
reforms to improve comprehensive high schools
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| publicationYear |
1959
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| publisher |
McGraw-Hill
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| recommends |
expansion of guidance and counseling services in high schools
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improving vocational and general education tracks → minimum enrollment sizes for effective high schools → strengthening academic programs for college-bound students → |
| targetAudience |
educators
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policymakers → school administrators → |
| timePeriodDescribed |
post–World War II era
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James B. Conant
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