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The authors thank the faculty, parents, and students of High School in the Community for allowing their work to proceed. Willis Hawley, director of the overall evaluation of the school, provided consistent support. We thank Patricia Brown, Joseph Houska, Janet Weiss, and John Witte for their constructive comments, and Jacqueline Asmussen for secretarial assistance. In particular, the substantive comments provided by anonymous reviewers were very valuable.
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Gruber, J., Trickett, E.J. Can we empower others? The paradox of empowerment in the governing of an alternative public school. Am J Commun Psychol 15, 353–371 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00922703
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