 |  Adolescence, 6/e Laurence Steinberg,
Temple University
The Contexts of Adolescence Schools
Learning Objectives1.Understand the origins of compulsory education in America. |
| | | 2.Understand the reforms that have taken place in the education system in the U.S. |
| | | 3.Understand the structure (organization) of schools and how the structure affects adolescent development. |
| | | 4.Understand tracking and its effect on adolescent development. |
| | | 5.Understand school desegregation and how it has affected student development and achievement. |
| | | 6.Understand how school climate (philosophy, practices) affects adolescents. |
| | | 7.Understand how college-bound and non-college-bound adolescents fare after high school. |
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2002 McGraw-Hill Higher Education