Finn / Hockett Exam Schools

Inside America's Most Selective Public High Schools
Course Book
ISBN: 978-1-4008-4457-9
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: 6 - ePub Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 264 Seiten

Chester E. Finn, Jr. is president of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute and a senior fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution. A former assistant U.S. secretary of education, he is the author of many books, including Charter Schools in Action and Troublemaker (both Princeton). Jessica A. Hockett is an education consultant specializing in differentiated instruction, curriculum design, and lesson study. She earned her doctorate in educational psychology from the University of Virginia.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Finn, Chester E.

Hockett, Jessica A.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Bildungssystem Vergleichende und Empirische Bildungsforschung
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulen, Schulleitung Weiterführende Schulen
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Bildungssystem Bildungspolitik, Bildungsreform

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction 1

Part I: The Big Picture 5

Chapter 1: History and Context 7

Chapter 2: Searching for Needles in the High School Haystack 22

Chapter 3: Exploring a New Constellation 28

Part II: Inside the Schools 57

Introduction 59

Chapter 4: Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, Aurora, IL 61

Chapter 5: School Without Walls, Washington, D.C. 71

Chapter 6: Central High School Magnet Career Academy, Louisville, KY 79

Chapter 7: Liberal Arts and Science Academy, Austin, TX 88

Chapter 8: Jones College Prep, Chicago, IL 96

Chapter 9: Benjamin Franklin High School, New Orleans, LA 106

Chapter 10: Townsend Harris High School, Queens, NY 114

Chapter 11: Pine View School for the Gifted, Osprey, FL 122

Chapter 12: Oxford Academy, Cypress, CA 131

Chapter 13: Bergen County Academies, Hackensack, NJ 140

Chapter 14: Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, Annandale, VA 149

Chapter 15: Similarities and Differences 159

Part III: Summing Up 167

Chapter 16: Dilemmas and Challenges 169

Chapter 17: Conclusions 188

Appendix I: Selection Process and School List 203

Appendix II: Survey Questions 216

Notes 229

Index 249

Über Autor(innen)

Chester E. Finn, Jr. is president of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute and a senior fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution. A former assistant U.S. secretary of education, he is the author of many books, including Charter Schools in Action and Troublemaker (both Princeton). Jessica A. Hockett is an education consultant specializing in differentiated instruction, curriculum design, and lesson study. She earned her doctorate in educational psychology from the University of Virginia.