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The concept of a shopping mall high school was introduced in the best-selling 1985 book, ''The Shopping Mall High School : Winners and Losers in the Educational Marketplace'' by authors Arthur G. Powell, Eleanor Farrar, and David K. Cohen.<ref>Arthur G. Powell, Eleanor Farrar, and David K. Cohen. The Shopping Mall High School : Winners and Losers in the Educational Marketplace. Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1985</ref> |
The concept of a shopping mall high school was introduced in the best-selling 1985 book, ''The Shopping Mall High School : Winners and Losers in the Educational Marketplace'' by authors Arthur G. Powell, Eleanor Farrar, and David K. Cohen.<ref>Arthur G. Powell, Eleanor Farrar, and David K. Cohen. The Shopping Mall High School : Winners and Losers in the Educational Marketplace. Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1985</ref> In ''The Shopping Mall High School'' Powell, Farrar, and Cohen argue that high schools are increasingly resembling shopping malls in terms of variety, choice and neutrality. Schools dubbed "Shopping Mall High Schools" are that which make numerous and different accommodations with students to achieve the result everyone desires. High schools such as these offer accommodations to maximize holding power, graduation percentages, and customer satisfaction. The book, a bestseller and required reading for education majors in the 1980s, exposed the realities of the comprehensive high school and set off a debate that would incorporate themes about vouchers and the marketplace.<ref>TUDENTS AS COMMODITIES. By: Lewis, Anne C., Phi Delta Kappan, 00317217, Apr2003, Vol. 84, Issue 8</ref> |
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Revision as of 17:23, 7 April 2010
Shopping Mall High School is a term used in reference to consumer-oriented educational institutions which offer an overabundance of student choice within its program including choice of classes, subject matter, and extra-curricular activities (sports and hobbies).
History
The concept of a shopping mall high school was introduced in the best-selling 1985 book, The Shopping Mall High School : Winners and Losers in the Educational Marketplace by authors Arthur G. Powell, Eleanor Farrar, and David K. Cohen.[1] In The Shopping Mall High School Powell, Farrar, and Cohen argue that high schools are increasingly resembling shopping malls in terms of variety, choice and neutrality. Schools dubbed "Shopping Mall High Schools" are that which make numerous and different accommodations with students to achieve the result everyone desires. High schools such as these offer accommodations to maximize holding power, graduation percentages, and customer satisfaction. The book, a bestseller and required reading for education majors in the 1980s, exposed the realities of the comprehensive high school and set off a debate that would incorporate themes about vouchers and the marketplace.[2]
http://www.nc4ea.org/files/preparation_matters-04-01-09.pdf STUDENTS AS COMMODITIES. By: Lewis, Anne C., Phi Delta Kappan, 00317217, Apr2003, Vol. 84, Issue 8
Criticisms
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References
Hirsch, E.D., Jr. Cultural Literacy What Every American Needs to Know. New York: Vintage, 1988.
Arthur G. Powell, Eleanor Farrar, and David K. Cohen. The Shopping Mall High School : Winners and Losers in the Educational Marketplace. Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1985.
External links
http://www.amazon.com/Shopping-Mall-High-School-Educational/dp/0395379040