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Parnell proposes ways that community, technical, and junior colleges and local high schools can work together on behalf of the majority of high school students who may not earn a postsecondary degree. The work introduces a four-year program of instruction that integrates secondary and postsecondary education through the 2+2 tech prep/associate degree program.

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All too frequently attempts to assess the effectiveness of American education become bogged down in sweeping generalizations and/or a potpourri of criticisms reflecting a strong conservative or liberal bias. This text represents one of those rare occasions where an in-depth, objective assessment is made of a critical weakness in our approach to education-i.e., the failure to provide a meaningful curriculum to more than two thirds of the high school students that do not pursue a baccalaureate-degree program. The author, who is a leading writer, teacher, and administrator in junior college education, provides a concise analysis of the failure of high school (grades 11 and 12) and junior college to address the needs of this ``neglected majority'' and to prepare them for the demands of an increasingly complex economy. Contributing to this failure are junior colleges that do not define their preparation expectations for high school students, general track high school programs that lead to unfocused learning, education that stresses the ``how'' of learning over the ``why,'' 12th grade experiences lacking academic substance, and an educational program for grades 11 to 14 that lacks the diversity to challenge different needs and levels of preparedness of the student body. The author proposes, as a remedy, a tech/prep associate-degree program that teaches vocational and liberal arts courses in an applied setting and that is designed to develop broad-based competence in a career field. This text compares favorably with recent quality studies (e.g., Education on Trial, ed. by William J. Johnston, CH, Dec '85) of critical issues in American education. Highly recommended for the general reading public and undergraduate students.-F.X. Russo, University of Rhode Island