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LEADER: 01895cam a22003134i 4500
001 2012015184
003 DLC
005 20130927081012.0
008 120430s2012 nju b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2012015184
020 $a9780691156675 (hardcover : alk. paper)
040 $aDLC$beng$cDLC$erda$dDLC
042 $apcc
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050 00 $aLB1620$b.F46 2012
082 00 $a373.22/40973$223
100 1 $aFinn, Chester E.,$cJr.,$d1944-$eauthor.
245 10 $aExam schools :$binside America's most selective public high schools /$cChester E. Finn, Jr., and Jessica A. Hockett.
264 1 $aPrinceton :$bPrinceton University Press,$c[2012]
300 $aviii, 255 pages ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aHistory and context -- Searching for needles in the high school haystack -- Exploring a new constellation -- Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, Aurora, IL -- School Without Walls, Washington, DC -- Central High School Magnet Career Academy, Louisville, KY -- Liberal Arts and Science Academy, Austin, TX -- Jones College Prep, Chicago, IL -- Benjamin Franklin High School, New Orleans, LA -- Townsend Harris High School, Queens, NY -- Pine View School for the Gifted, Osprey, FL -- Oxford Academy, Cypress, CA -- Bergen County Academies, Hackensack, NJ -- Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, Annandale, VA -- Similarities and differences -- Dilemmas and challenges -- Conclusions -- Appendix I: Selection process and school list -- Appendix II: Survey questions.
650 0 $aHigh schools$zUnited States$vCase studies.
650 0 $aPublic schools$zUnited States$vCase studies.
650 0 $aCollege preparation programs$zUnited States$vCase studies.
700 1 $aHockett, Jessica A.,$eauthor.