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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]

Criticisms

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References

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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.

http://www.amazon.com/Shopping-Mall-High-School-Educational/dp/0395379040

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