Catholic schools and the common good / Anthony S. Bryk, Valerie E. Lee, Peter B. Holland.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bryk, Anthony S.

Contributor:

Lee, Valerie E.

Holland, Peter Blakely.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Catholic high schools--United States--History.

Catholic high schools.

Catholic high schools--United States--Administration.

Administration.

History.

United States.

Physical Description:

xiii, 402 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1993.

Summary:

The authors examine a broad range of Catholic high schools to determine whether or not students are better educated in these schools than they are in public schools. They find that the Catholic schools do have an independent effect on achievement, especially in reducing disparities between disadvantaged and privileged students. The Catholic school of today, they show, is informed by a vision, similar to that of John Dewey, of the school as a community committed to democratic education and the common good of all students.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [383]-394) and index.

ISBN:

0674103106