Schools for Adolescents: Contributions of the Subjectmatter Fields.

This article reviews the specific findings pertaining to contributions of the subjects fields to the objectives of secondary education. Studies dealing with the achievement of objectives of secondary education are classified as: those undertaken in the traditional content areas and those which represent promising trends. Among those course offerings in the traditional content areas which have been the object of research emphasis are those in the general field of the language arts. The major emphasis in mathematics and science has been to help students solve personal-social problems encountered in contemporary living and to help students use more effective problem-solving techniques in everyday living. Research studies dealing with the relationship of good citizenship to the integration of the community have grown out of studies on juvenile delinquency.