RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Strengthening Alternative High Schools
JF Harvard Educational Review
JO herp
FD Harvard Educational Press
SP 313
OP 350
DO 10.17763/haer.42.3.m77n761kg167rw1g
VO 42
IS 3
A1  Center For New Schools
YR 1972
UL http://harvardeducationalreview.org/content/42/3/313.abstract
AB The authors first present a case study of student involvement in decision-making at Chicago's Metro High School, emphasizing the influence of the staff, student subgroups,and the school program upon the development of the decision-making process. They then trace patterns of development common to alternative schools,criticizing the notion of "organic growth" with which many alternative schools begin. Finally, the authors propose a constructive, supportive role for research,evaluation, and feedback to strengthen alternative schools within a framework of shared analysis and decision-making.