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David Labaree

David F. Labaree is a historian of education and Lee L. Jacks Professor of Education at Stanford University.

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David Labaree
OccupationHistorian of education

David F. Labaree is a historian of education and Lee L. Jacks Professor of Education at Stanford University.

Works

  • A Perfect Mess: The Unlikely Ascendancy of American Higher Education (2017)1
  • Someone Has to Fail: The Zero-Sum Game of Public Schooling (2010)2
  • The Trouble with Ed Schools (2004)3
  • How to Succeed in School Without Really Learning: The Credentials Race in American Education (1997)4
  • The Making of an American High School: The Credentials Market and the Central High School of Philadelphia, 1838–1939 (1988)5
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References

  1. Sullivan, Teresa A. (2018). "Review of A Perfect Mess: The Unlikely Ascendancy of American Higher Education". Contemporary Sociology. 47 (6): 733–735. doi:10.1177/0094306118805422ee. ISSN 0094-3061. JSTOR 26586008. S2CID 149552316.
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