Synopses & Reviews
The authors provide an instructional guide to evaluating public high schools utilizing school effectiveness research and statistical educational data. The historical background of public high schools in the United States includes the fundamental purposes of a public high school education and a discussion of the current educational trends at the high school level. A comprehensive synthesis of the effective schools literature is summarized with recommended categories to consider when assessing the effectiveness of a school.
The work includes a guide to the identification and effective use of sources for educational data. An extensive, practical guide to on-site school assessment includes suggested questions and observations to make during an assessment process. Three case studies further demonstrate the assessment process. The reference work is intended for parents seeking a good high school for their children, educators (including teacher educators, principals, teachers, and others wishing to improve their schools), and citizens who are interested in promoting education's position within our society.
Synopsis
Uses both qualitative and quantitative data to provide a practical assessment model for evaluating the effectiveness of a high school.
Synopsis
In addition to providing a brief historical background of public high school education in the United States, this work discusses current educational trends at the high school level. Also offering guides to on-site school assessment, including suggested questions and observations to make during the assessment process, this work explains how to make use of statistical data to assess a school.
About the Author
Dorothy Warner is Associate Professor-Librarian at Rider University.William D. Guthrie is Associate Professor, Undergraduate Education, Rider University.