Conant Report Explained
The American High School Today: A First Report to Interested Citizens, better known as the Conant Report, is a 1959 assessment of American secondary schooling and 21 recommendations, authored by James B. Conant.[1]
Publication
During his term as United States ambassador to West Germany, James B. Conant arranged for a Carnegie Corporation-funded, intensive study of American high schools to commence upon his return. His researchers studied 100 high schools across 18 states between September 1957 and July 1958. En route to becoming a best seller, its 1959 publication coincided with major media coverage, with articles in Life, Newsweek, Time, and U.S. News & World Report each heralding the report's conclusion that American public high schools could be improved without radical changes.[2]
Bibliography
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- Encyclopedia: Dejnozka . Edward L. . Kapel . David E. . Gifford . Charles S. . Kapel . Marilyn B. . Conant Report . 1991 . 978-0-313-25269-3 . Rev. . Greenwood Press . American Educators' Encyclopedia . New York . mdy-all .
- Douglass . Harl R. . Review of The American High School Today: A First Report to Interested Citizens . . 325 . 143–144 . 1959 . 0002-7162 . 1034263 . 10.1177/000271625932500141 .
- Hazard . Mary E. . Bargain Books . The Clearing House . 34 . 6 . 380 . 1960 . 0009-8655 . 30193653 . mdy-all .
- Kelley . Marcelle . James Bryant Conant on Reading Disabilities . Bulletin of the Orton Society . 16 . 90–91 . 1966 . 0474-7534 . 45124958 . mdy-all .
- Koerner . James D. . The Tragedy of the Conant Report: A 'Personal Testament' . . 42 . 3 . 121–124 . 1960 . 0031-7217 . 20342526 . mdy-all .
- Pfeffer . J. Alan . Review of The American High School Today . The Modern Language Journal . 43 . 5 . 258 . 1959 . 10.2307/320929 . 0026-7902 . 320929 . mdy-all . 2027/mdp.39015004075357 . free .
- Pritchett . V. S. . Review of The American High School Today, Conant James B. . Scientific American . 201 . 1 . 168–170 . 1959 . 0036-8733 . 24940346 . mdy-all .
- Robb . Felix C. . The Academic Preparation of Teachers: Conant's Proposals . Science . 141 . 3586 . 1166–1168 . 1963 . 0036-8075 . 1711535 . mdy-all .
- Book: Waldrop . Kelly . Berlioz . Esther Claros . Larrick . Peggy . Murray . Don C. . Moyer . M. A. . Poetter . Thomas S. . Curriculum Windows: What Curriculum Theorists of the 1950s Can Teach Us About Schools and Society Today . 2019 . en . 978-1-64113-820-8 . IAP . 24 .
- Wolfle . Dael . Review of The American High School Today. A First Report to Interested Citizens; An Essay on Quality in Public Education . Science . 129 . 3346 . 382 . 1959 . 0036-8075 . 1758223 . mdy-all .
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Notes and References
- Book: Magill . Frank N. . Dictionary of World Biography, Volume 7: The 20th Century . 2013 . en . 978-1-136-59334-5 . Routledge . 751 .
- Book: Angus . David L. . Mirel . Jeffrey . The Failed Promise of the American High School, 1890-1995 . 1999 . en . 978-0-8077-3842-9 . Teachers College Press . 113 .
