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AdolescenceAdolescence8th edition8th edition
By Laurence Steinberg, Ph.D.By Laurence Steinberg, Ph.D.
Chapter Six:Chapter Six:
SchoolsSchools
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Chapter 6 OverviewChapter 6 Overview The context of secondary education in AmericaThe context of secondary education in America
What should schools teach? What should schools teach? What are the problems specific to inner-city schools?What are the problems specific to inner-city schools?
The social organization of schoolsThe social organization of schools Which is more important: school size or class size?Which is more important: school size or class size? Should students be put in special tracks?Should students be put in special tracks?
Why does the climate of the classroom matter?Why does the climate of the classroom matter? Beyond high school: college and non-college-bound Beyond high school: college and non-college-bound
studentsstudents What are the main characteristics of a good school?What are the main characteristics of a good school?
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Secondary EducationSecondary Education Middle schools, junior Middle schools, junior
highs, and high schools highs, and high schools are all forms of are all forms of secondary educationsecondary education
The proportion of the The proportion of the 14- to 17-year-old 14- to 17-year-old population enrolled in population enrolled in school increased school increased dramatically between dramatically between 1910 and 19401910 and 1940
Today, nearly 95% of Today, nearly 95% of individuals this age are individuals this age are in schoolin school
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Origins of Compulsory Origins of Compulsory Education in AmericaEducation in America
IndustrializationIndustrialization Many families could make Many families could make
ends meet without the labor ends meet without the labor of their adolescentsof their adolescents
Greater need for skilled and Greater need for skilled and reliable (adult) workersreliable (adult) workers
Urbanization and Urbanization and ImmigrationImmigration Rapid population growth led Rapid population growth led
to overcrowding, slums, crimeto overcrowding, slums, crime Compulsory secondary Compulsory secondary
education was a means of education was a means of social control, to improve social control, to improve lives of poor and working lives of poor and working classesclasses
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The Rise of the The Rise of the Comprehensive High SchoolComprehensive High School
Before secondary education was compulsory, high Before secondary education was compulsory, high schools were for the socioeconomic elite schools were for the socioeconomic elite
By 1920s, educators called for curricular reform to By 1920s, educators called for curricular reform to match changes in social composition of schoolsmatch changes in social composition of schools Focus on intellectual training Focus on intellectual training New focus on preparing youth for life in modern society New focus on preparing youth for life in modern society
(roles of work and citizenship)(roles of work and citizenship) Comprehensive high schoolComprehensive high school
General education, college preparation, vocational General education, college preparation, vocational education all housed under one roofeducation all housed under one roof
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School Reform: School Reform: What Should Schools Teach?What Should Schools Teach?
1970s1970s RelevanceRelevance
1980s1980s Back to Basics: Math, science, Back to Basics: Math, science, readingreading
Early 1990sEarly 1990s Critical/Higher-Order ThinkingCritical/Higher-Order Thinking
Late 1990sLate 1990s Rigorous Academic Standards: Rigorous Academic Standards: Emphasize High Tech trainingEmphasize High Tech training
TodayToday Standards-Based ReformStandards-Based ReformNo Child Left Behind (2002)No Child Left Behind (2002)
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School Reform: School Reform: What Should Schools Teach?What Should Schools Teach?
Current debate over whether education should focus Current debate over whether education should focus on traditional academics or on preparing young people on traditional academics or on preparing young people for adulthoodfor adulthood
1980s1980s––Back to Basics movement resulted from Back to Basics movement resulted from American students faring poorly in international American students faring poorly in international comparisons comparisons
Late 1980sLate 1980s––movement toward increasing amount of movement toward increasing amount of critical, higher-order thinking in schoolscritical, higher-order thinking in schools
Late 1990sLate 1990s––movement toward Standards-Based movement toward Standards-Based reform, combination of more higher-order thinking and reform, combination of more higher-order thinking and better performance on standardized testsbetter performance on standardized tests
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School Reform:School Reform:What Should Schools Teach?What Should Schools Teach? No Child Left Behind Act (2002)No Child Left Behind Act (2002)
Mandates that all states ensure that all students, Mandates that all states ensure that all students, regardless of economic circumstances, achieve academic regardless of economic circumstances, achieve academic proficiency on standardized annual testsproficiency on standardized annual tests
Schools that repeatedly fail face losing funding, being Schools that repeatedly fail face losing funding, being forced to closeforced to close
Addresses problem of social promotionAddresses problem of social promotion Advancing students regardless of their academic competence or Advancing students regardless of their academic competence or
performanceperformance
Introduces problem of teaching to the test for Introduces problem of teaching to the test for teachers who are under pressure to get kids to pass teachers who are under pressure to get kids to pass annual examsannual exams
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School Reform: School Reform: Education in Inner CitiesEducation in Inner Cities
Some have argued that low American academic Some have argued that low American academic achievement was concentrated among achievement was concentrated among poor/minority youth in inner citiespoor/minority youth in inner cities
Why has school reform failed in urban schools? Why has school reform failed in urban schools? Increasing concentration of poverty in certain inner-city Increasing concentration of poverty in certain inner-city
communities has led to a population of students with very communities has led to a population of students with very grave academic and behavioral problems grave academic and behavioral problems
Urban school districts are burdened by administrative Urban school districts are burdened by administrative bureaucracies that impede reformbureaucracies that impede reform
Students report less sense of belonging to their schoolsStudents report less sense of belonging to their schools Erosion of job opportunities: Little incentive to remain in Erosion of job opportunities: Little incentive to remain in
school or put effort into academic pursuitsschool or put effort into academic pursuits
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The Organization of Schools:The Organization of Schools: School SizeSchool Size
Schools grew larger to offer a wider range of courses Schools grew larger to offer a wider range of courses and services to studentsand services to students
Student performance and interest in school improve Student performance and interest in school improve when schools are more intimate when schools are more intimate Schools within schoolsSchools within schools
Smaller school size encourages participation Smaller school size encourages participation Ideal size: Between 500 and 1,000 studentsIdeal size: Between 500 and 1,000 students In larger schools, students tend to be observers rather than In larger schools, students tend to be observers rather than
participantsparticipants Especially important for students whose grades are not very Especially important for students whose grades are not very
good to begin withgood to begin with
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The Organization of Schools:The Organization of Schools: Class SizeClass Size
Classroom sizeClassroom size Research findings Research findings
misinterpreted by politicians misinterpreted by politicians who began emphasizing who began emphasizing importance of small classesimportance of small classes
Does Does notnot affect scholastic affect scholastic achievement during achievement during adolescence, except in adolescence, except in remedial coursesremedial courses
Adolescents learn as much Adolescents learn as much in classes of 40 students as in classes of 40 students as in classes of 20 studentsin classes of 20 students
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Age Grouping and Age Grouping and School TransitionsSchool Transitions
Early 1900sEarly 1900s Two-school systemTwo-school system Elementary School (6 or 8 Elementary School (6 or 8
grades)grades) Secondary School (6 or 4 Secondary School (6 or 4
grades)grades) Compulsory Secondary Compulsory Secondary
EducationEducation Introduction of Junior HighsIntroduction of Junior Highs
More recent yearsMore recent years Introduction of Middle SchoolsIntroduction of Middle Schools
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Age Grouping and Age Grouping and School TransitionsSchool Transitions
As children move into middle school or junior highAs children move into middle school or junior high School grades and academic motivation dropSchool grades and academic motivation drop Scores on standardized achievements tests do not declineScores on standardized achievements tests do not decline Student motivation and changes in grading practices may Student motivation and changes in grading practices may
be changing, not student knowledgebe changing, not student knowledge
Schools can combat these changes by reducing Schools can combat these changes by reducing anonymity, hiring teachers with training in adolescent anonymity, hiring teachers with training in adolescent development, and strengthening ties between the development, and strengthening ties between the school and communityschool and community
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Age Grouping and Age Grouping and School TransitionsSchool Transitions
Classroom environment in middle school/junior high Classroom environment in middle school/junior high is different than elementary schoolis different than elementary school Teachers hold different beliefs about studentsTeachers hold different beliefs about students Teachers also hold different beliefs about their own Teachers also hold different beliefs about their own
teaching abilitiesteaching abilities Developmental mismatch between what adolescents Developmental mismatch between what adolescents
need and what they get from teachersneed and what they get from teachers Junior high school students in more personal, less Junior high school students in more personal, less
departmentalized schools do better in school than departmentalized schools do better in school than their peers in larger and more anonymous schoolstheir peers in larger and more anonymous schools
No uniform effects on all students during transitions No uniform effects on all students during transitions (individual differences)(individual differences)
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Social Organization of Schools:Social Organization of Schools: TrackingTracking
Separating students, by academic ability, into different Separating students, by academic ability, into different classes within the same schoolclasses within the same school
Proponents argue that ability-grouping allows teachers Proponents argue that ability-grouping allows teachers to design class lessons that are more finely tuned to to design class lessons that are more finely tuned to students’ abilitiesstudents’ abilities
Critics argue tracking leads to problemsCritics argue tracking leads to problems Students who are placed in the remedial track generally Students who are placed in the remedial track generally
receive a poorer quality education, not just a different receive a poorer quality education, not just a different educationeducation
Socialize only with peers from same trackSocialize only with peers from same track Difficult to change tracks once in place, especially for minority Difficult to change tracks once in place, especially for minority
studentsstudents
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Social Organization of Schools:Social Organization of Schools: TrackingTracking
Sex and gender differencesSex and gender differences Girls score higher on math tests in elementary school, yet Girls score higher on math tests in elementary school, yet
are less likely to be placed in high math track are less likely to be placed in high math track Gifted studentsGifted students––score 130 or higher on IQ testscore 130 or higher on IQ test Learning disabled studentsLearning disabled students
Actual academic performance less than expected from IQ Actual academic performance less than expected from IQ tests, no emotional explanation for discrepancytests, no emotional explanation for discrepancy
Assumed to have neurological problemsAssumed to have neurological problems Mainstreaming of gifted and learning disabled Mainstreaming of gifted and learning disabled
students into regular classroomsstudents into regular classrooms Big-Fish-Little-Pond effect for gifted studentsBig-Fish-Little-Pond effect for gifted students Problematic for learning disabled studentsProblematic for learning disabled students
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The Organization of Schools: The Organization of Schools: Ethnic CompositionEthnic Composition
Landmark U.S. Supreme Court rulings legally ended Landmark U.S. Supreme Court rulings legally ended segregation of schools (segregation of schools (Brown v. Board of Education of Brown v. Board of Education of TopekaTopeka 1954; 1955) 1954; 1955)
How does desegregation affect school achievement? How does desegregation affect school achievement? Research findings mixed: Research findings mixed: Desegregation has little impact on achievement levels of Desegregation has little impact on achievement levels of
either minority or white adolescentseither minority or white adolescents Minority youngster’s self-esteem is higher when they attend Minority youngster’s self-esteem is higher when they attend
schools in which they are in the majorityschools in which they are in the majority African Americans who attend desegregated schools more African Americans who attend desegregated schools more
likely to graduate and continue education in collegelikely to graduate and continue education in college
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Public Schools Public Schools vs.vs. Private SchoolsPrivate Schools
To encourage better schools and To encourage better schools and competition among schools for better competition among schools for better students, parents given more choices of students, parents given more choices of where to send their childrenwhere to send their children
Government-subsidized education Government-subsidized education vouchers vouchers Used to “purchase” education at a school of Used to “purchase” education at a school of
one’s choosingone’s choosing––private or public schoolsprivate or public schools Charter schoolsCharter schools
independent public schools that operate as independent public schools that operate as they wishthey wish
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Public Schools Public Schools vs.vs. Private SchoolsPrivate Schools
Recent research has suggested that private schools Recent research has suggested that private schools aren’t necessarily more effective than public schoolsaren’t necessarily more effective than public schools Family background is more important influence on Family background is more important influence on
achievement than school qualityachievement than school quality True even for charter schools in urban areas, hoped to be True even for charter schools in urban areas, hoped to be
the solution to public school problems in the citiesthe solution to public school problems in the cities Exception is Catholic (private) school:Exception is Catholic (private) school:
Climate is different from public schoolsClimate is different from public schools Strong community values promote social capital, give Strong community values promote social capital, give
students additional resourcesstudents additional resources Most private school students feel more safe than public Most private school students feel more safe than public
school studentsschool students
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The Climate of the ClassroomThe Climate of the Classroom
How teachers interact with How teachers interact with students, use class time, and students, use class time, and the expectations they hold for the expectations they hold for students all influence learning students all influence learning and academic achievementand academic achievement
Students achieve more when Students achieve more when attending schools that are attending schools that are responsive and demanding, responsive and demanding, where teachers are supportive where teachers are supportive but in controlbut in control
Similar to the authoritative Similar to the authoritative family environmentfamily environment
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The Climate of the ClassroomThe Climate of the Classroom Comer School Development ProjectComer School Development Project
Improving student achievement by changing Improving student achievement by changing broader school climate, not on individual broader school climate, not on individual classroomsclassrooms
Unique components:Unique components: School Planning and Management TeamSchool Planning and Management Team Social Support TeamSocial Support Team Parent TeamParent Team
Evaluations of this intervention have provided Evaluations of this intervention have provided mixed resultsmixed results Worked well in Chicago elementary schoolsWorked well in Chicago elementary schools No differences in Maryland middle schoolsNo differences in Maryland middle schools
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School ViolenceSchool Violence One in four American high school students has been One in four American high school students has been
the victim of violence in or around schoolthe victim of violence in or around school Violence more common in overcrowded schools in poor Violence more common in overcrowded schools in poor
urban neighborhoodsurban neighborhoods Asian Americans targeted because of perceived teacher Asian Americans targeted because of perceived teacher
preference toward these studentspreference toward these students Zero-tolerance policiesZero-tolerance policies
Lethal school violenceLethal school violence Widely publicized but rare, school shootings declined since Widely publicized but rare, school shootings declined since
1990s1990s Increase in number of school-shooting related deaths Increase in number of school-shooting related deaths
because of automatic weaponsbecause of automatic weapons Impossible to predict which students will commit these actsImpossible to predict which students will commit these acts
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Beyond High School: Beyond High School: The College BoundThe College Bound
19001900 4% 18-21 year 4% 18-21 year
olds in collegeolds in college TodayToday
75% of high-75% of high-school graduates school graduates enroll in college enroll in college (two-thirds do so (two-thirds do so immediately after immediately after high school) high school)
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Beyond High School: Beyond High School: The College BoundThe College Bound
College in the United States relative to other College in the United States relative to other countriescountries More diverse and accessibleMore diverse and accessible Wider variety of liberal arts, technical, Wider variety of liberal arts, technical,
vocational, preprofessional schoolsvocational, preprofessional schools Rates of graduation lag far behind rates of Rates of graduation lag far behind rates of
enrollment enrollment Only 50% of all students who enroll in a 4-year Only 50% of all students who enroll in a 4-year
college complete their degree within 6 yearscollege complete their degree within 6 years
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Beyond High School: Beyond High School: The Non-College-BoundThe Non-College-Bound
Secondary schools are geared almost Secondary schools are geared almost exclusively toward college-bound exclusively toward college-bound youngsters, even though one third of youngsters, even though one third of adolescents do not go on to collegeadolescents do not go on to college
Rise in minimum-wage service jobs Rise in minimum-wage service jobs means less chance of making decent means less chance of making decent living without college experience living without college experience
Critics argue we should ease Critics argue we should ease transition to adult world of work for transition to adult world of work for those not interested in college by those not interested in college by providing apprenticeship and providing apprenticeship and advanced skilled job trainingadvanced skilled job training
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What Do Good What Do Good SchoolsSchools Look Like? Look Like?
Emphasize intellectual activities over athletics or Emphasize intellectual activities over athletics or social activitiessocial activities
Employ teachers who are strongly committed to Employ teachers who are strongly committed to students and have enough freedom to teach students and have enough freedom to teach effectivelyeffectively
Constantly monitor the students and the school itself Constantly monitor the students and the school itself in order to make policy changes and function betterin order to make policy changes and function better
Links with the communityLinks with the community––Schools are well integrated Schools are well integrated into the communities they serve (e.g., with local into the communities they serve (e.g., with local colleges and employers)colleges and employers)
Composed of classrooms with good climate, where Composed of classrooms with good climate, where students are active participants who are challenged to students are active participants who are challenged to think criticallythink critically
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Schools and Schools and Adolescent DevelopmentAdolescent Development
Low SES studentsLow SES students Rates of academic Rates of academic
progress during the progress during the school year are equal to school year are equal to high SES studentshigh SES students
Scores decline in the Scores decline in the summer summer
Summer school may Summer school may prevent widening of prevent widening of achievement gap achievement gap between affluent and between affluent and poor studentspoor students
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Schools and Schools and Adolescent DevelopmentAdolescent Development
Most schools are Most schools are not structured to not structured to promote promote psychosocial psychosocial developmentdevelopment
For most For most adolescents, school adolescents, school is the main setting is the main setting for socializing for socializing