Presents the findings of a major study of 13 American high schools and the teacher, student, administrator, and parent attitudes that provide the perceptual context in which they operate as a basis for answering major questions about how secondary education might be improved. Selected by CHOICE as an Outstanding Academic Book of 1985-86.

Presents the findings of a major study of 13 American high schools and the teacher, student, administrator, and parent attitudes that provide the perceptual context in which they operate as a basis for answering major questions about how secondary education might be improved. Selected by CHOICE as an Outstanding Academic Book of 1985-86.