Go to Hachette Book Group home

Search

Site Preferences

Show prices in:

Promotion

Sign up for our newsletter to get 20% off sitewide!

By clicking “Accept,” you agree to the use of cookies and similar technologies on your device as set forth in our Cookie Policy and our Privacy Policy. Please note that certain cookies are essential for this website to function properly and do not require user consent to be deployed.

The Good High School

Portraits Of Character And Culture

The Good High School Open the full-size image

Contributors

By Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot

Formats and Prices

On Sale
Aug 27, 1985
Page Count
410 pages
Publisher
Basic Books
ISBN-13
9780465026968

Price

$27.99

Price

$35.99 CAD

Format

Format:

  1. Trade Paperback $27.99 $35.99 CAD
  2. ebook $16.99 $21.99 CAD

This item is a preorder. Your payment method will be charged immediately, and the product is expected to ship on or around August 27, 1985. This date is subject to change due to shipping delays beyond our control.

Buy from Other Retailers:

What makes a good school? A prominent Harvard educator looks for the answers in six schools that have earned reputations for excellence: George Washington Carver High School in Atlanta; John F. Kennedy High School in the Bronx, New York; Highland Park High School near Chicago; Bookline High School in Brookline, Massachusetts; St. Paul’s in Concord, New Hampshire; and the Milton Academy, near Boston.

Genre:

You May Also Like

The New Education
The New Education $18.99 $23.99 CAD
Becoming Adult
Becoming Adult $21.99 $28.99 CAD
Mastery
Mastery $25.98
Distracted
Distracted $30.00 $40.00 CAD
Mindstorms
Mindstorms $18.99 $23.99 CAD

Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot

About the Author

Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot is Professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and MacArthur genius award winner (A named chair was created in her honor). She is the author of The Good High School (Basic), Balm in Gilead (AWL and Penguin), and I’ve Known Rivers (AWL and Penguin). Each of these books, as well as Respect, uses a vivid technique of portraiture, for which she has become known both to scholars and devoted readers.

Learn more about this author

Follow Basic Books: