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Peer reviewedLabaree, David F. – Social Problems, 1984
A study of the first 80 years (1838-1918) of Central High School in Philadelphia found several factors which encouraged excellence: a meritocratic ideology, voluntary enrollment, competitive selection of students and faculty, and the structure of public education at the time. This picture contrasts sharply with today's educational context. (GC)
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Educational History, Educational Quality, High Schools
