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| Introduction | |
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| Breaking Ranks: The Changing of an American Institution | |
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| High Schools Featured in This Book | |
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| Organization of the Book | |
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| The New High School | |
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| References | |
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| The Evolving American High School | |
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| What You Will Learn in this Chapter | |
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| The American High School: Serving Multiple Masters | |
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| The Earliest American Secondary Education | |
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| The First High Schools | |
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| Reformation of the High School Curriculum: Three Goals Persist | |
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| The Contemporary American Comprehensive High School | |
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| A Nation at Risk and Its Aftermath | |
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| Summary | |
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| Connections to Other Chapters | |
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| References | |
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| The Emergent High School Curriculum | |
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| What You Will Learn in this Chapter | |
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| High School Curriculum | |
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| A National Core Curriculum | |
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| Recasting Standards at the Local Level | |
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| Values as Basic Education | |
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| Interdisciplinary Curriculum | |
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| Writing Across the Curriculum | |
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| Learning to Use the Mind Well | |
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| The Application of Knowledge and Skills | |
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| Summary | |
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| Connections to Other Chapters | |
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| Action Steps | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| References | |
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| New Directions for Instruction | |
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| What You Will Learn in This Chapter | |
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| Modifying Traditional Teacher-Directed Whole-Class Instruction | |
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| Modifying Traditional Instruction to Account for Growing Student Diversity | |
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| Recognizing the Limitations of Teacher-Directed Instruction | |
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| Differentiating Instruction | |
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| Alternative Instructional Strategies for the New High School Classroom | |
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| Summary | |
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| Connections to Other Chapters | |
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| Action Steps | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| References | |
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| Technology in the Emergent High School | |
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| What You Will Learn in this Chapter | |
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| The Impact of Technology | |
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| Planning for Technology | |
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| Coordinating the use of Technology | |
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| Instructional Uses of Technology | |
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| Technology in Traditional Academic Programs | |
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| Administrative Uses of Technology | |
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| Creating Learning Environments: Technology and the Future | |
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| Summary | |
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| Connections to Other Chapters | |
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| Action Steps | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| References | |
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| Responding to Affective Needs Through Advisement and Advocacy | |
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| What You Will Learn in this Chapter | |
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| Providing for the Affective Needs of Adolescents | |
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| High School Guidance and Counseling | |
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| Student Assistance and Peer Counseling Programs | |
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| Peer Mediation Programs | |
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| Teacher Advisory Programs | |
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| Advisory Programs as Integral Components of Guidance | |
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| The Nature of Advisory Programs | |
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| Goals and Objectives of Advisory Programs | |
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| Characteristics of Successful Programs | |
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| Scheduling the Advisory Program | |
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| Roles of the Advisor | |
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| The Advisory Curriculum | |
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| Evaluation of Advisory Programs | |
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| Concluding Statements | |
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| Summary | |
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| Connections to Other Chapters | |
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| Action Steps | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| References | |
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| Alternative Scheduling for Teaching and Learning | |
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| What You Will Learn in this Chapter | |
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| Scheduling the High School | |
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| The Emerging High School Schedule | |
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| Copernican-Style Schedules | |
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| Alternating Day (A/B) Schedules | |
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| The 4 [times] 4 Semester Plan | |
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| Various Combination Schedules | |
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| Issues Associated With the Transition to a New Block Schedule | |
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| Research on the Block Schedule | |
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| The Future of the High School Schedule | |
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| Summary | |
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| Connections to Other Chapters | |
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| Action Steps | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| References | |
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| The Organization of Teachers and Learners | |
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| What You Will Learn in this Chapter | |
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| Interdisciplinary Organization in High Schools | |
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| Academic Teaming | |
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| Academic Teaming in Various Settings | |
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| School-Within-School Strategies | |
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| The House Concept | |
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| Heterogeneous Grouping | |
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| The Talent Development High School | |
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| Summary | |
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| Connections to Other Chapters | |
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| Action Steps | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| References | |
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| School/Family/Community Partnerships | |
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| What You Will Learn in this Chapter | |
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| Family, Community, and High School Partnerships | |
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| Changing Perspectives of Partnership Roles | |
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| Parent and Family Involvement in a Changing Society | |
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| Meaningful Partnership Roles for Family and Community | |
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| National Standards for Parent/Family Involvement Programs | |
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| Barriers to Successful Partnerships | |
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| Successful Strategies for Outreach Activities and Programs | |
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| Effective Communication with Families, Community, and Other Stakeholders | |
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| Building Strong Partnerships | |
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| Concluding Remarks | |
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| Summary | |
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| Connections to Other Chapters | |
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| Action Steps | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| References | |
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| The High School Teacher | |
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| What You Will Learn in this Chapter | |
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| The Changing Roles of Teachers in the New High School | |
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| The Effects of the Expanding Knowledge Base on Teacher Roles | |
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| Teaching the New Curriculum | |
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| The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards | |
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| Professional Development for the New High School | |
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| Standards for Staff Development at the High School | |
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| New Paradigms for Staff Development | |
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| Staff Development Practices in the New High School | |
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| Teacher Preparation for the New High School | |
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| Professional Development High Schools and Other Collaborative Partnerships | |
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| High School Teachers Meeting the Challenges of New High Schools | |
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| Summary | |
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| Connections to Other Chapters | |
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| Action Steps | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| References | |
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| Leading High Schools in the New Century | |
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| What You Will Learn in this Chapter | |
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| The Nature of Instructional Leadership | |
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| The Performance-Based Principalship | |
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| Reforming High Schools | |
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| A Prototype Design Statement | |
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| Action Research | |
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| Efforts to Reform Schools | |
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| Total Quality Management | |
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| Leadership and School Accountability | |
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| Summary | |
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| Action Steps | |
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| Discussion Questions | |
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| References | |
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| Roster of High Schools | |
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| Author Index | |
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| Index of High Schools | |
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| Subject Index | |