The Making of an American High School
, by Labaree, David F.Note: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780300054699 | 0300054696
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 1/29/1992
This prize-winning book analyzes the origins and development of Central High School, the first public high school in Philadelphia and a model for secondary schools elsewhere. Using Central as a case study, David F. Labaree argues that the American public high school is the product of the struggle between egalitarianism and meritocracy that is endemic to a democratic society.