How Long to Read Common Purpose

How Long Does it Take to Read Common Purpose?

It takes the average reader 8 hours and 39 minutes to read Common Purpose by Lisbeth Schorr

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

In her previous book, Within Our Reach, renowned Harvard social analyst Lisbeth Schorr examined pilot social programs that were successful in helping disadvantaged youth and families. But as those cutting-edge programs were expanded, the very qualities that had made them initially successful were jettisoned, and less than half of them ultimately survived. As a result, these groundbreaking programs never made a dent on the national or statewide level. Lisbeth Schorr has spent the past seven years researching and identifying large-scale programs across the country that are promising to reduce, on a community- or citywide level, child abuse, school failure, teenage pregnancy, and welfare dependence. From reformed social service agencies in Missouri, Michigan, and Los Angeles to "idiosyncratic" public schools in New York City, she shows how private and public bureaucracies are successfully nurturing programs that are flexible and responsive to the community, that have set clear, long-term goals, and that permit staff to exercise individual judgment in helping the disadvantaged. She shows how what works in small-scale pilot social programs can be adapted on a large scale to transform whole inner-city neighborhoods and reshape America. On the heels of the federal government's dismantling of welfare guarantees, Common Purpose offers a welcome antidote to our current sense of national despair, and concrete proof that America's social institutions can be made to work to assure that all the nation's children develop the tools to share in the American dream.

How long is Common Purpose?

Common Purpose by Lisbeth Schorr is 513 pages long, and a total of 129,789 words.

This makes it 173% the length of the average book. It also has 159% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Common Purpose Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 11 hours and 49 minutes to read Common Purpose aloud.

What Reading Level is Common Purpose?

Common Purpose is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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