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Ballantine, Jeanne H. 1997.
The Sociology of Education: A Systematic
Analysis, fourth edition. Upper
Saddle River, New Jersey: Prentice Hall, Preface and Chapters l-6.
Bidwell, Charles E. and Noah E.
Friedkin. 1988. "Sociology of Education." pp 449‑471 in Neil J. Smelser (ed),
Handbook of Sociology. Newbury Park CA: Sage Publications.
Brint, Steven. 1998.
Schools
and Societies. Thousand Oaks, CA:
Pine Forge Press.
Hallinan, Maureen T. 1989. "Sociology and
Education: The State of the Art." In Ballantine, Jeanne H. (Ed.), Schools and
Society: A Unified Reader, Second Edition, pp. 13‑20 (including preface to
Chapter 1). Mountain View, California: Mayfield
Publishing Company.
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22
JUNE |
Dreeben, Robert. 1968.
On What Is Learned in School. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley.
Giordano, Peggy C. 2003.
"Relationships in Adolescence." Annual Review of Sociology 29: 257-281.
Pallas, Aaron M. 2000. "The
Effects of Schooling on Individual Lives." Chapter 22 (pp. 499-525) in Maureen
T. Hallinan (ed.), Handbook of the Sociology of Education. New York:
Kluwer.
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27 JUNE |
Denton, Nancy A. and
Stewart E. Tolnay (eds.). 2002. American Diversity: A Demographic Challenge
for the Twenty-first Century. Albany,
NY: State University of New York Press.
Feliciano, Cynthia. 2005.
"Educational Selectivity in U.S. Immigration: How Do Immigrants
Compare to Those Left Behind?" Demography 42: 131-152.
Frey, William H. and Ross C. DeVol. 2000.
"America's Demography in the New Century: Aging Baby Boomers and New Immigrants
as Major Players." Milken Institute, Policy Brief #9. Santa Monica, CA.
Lu, Hsien-Hen,
Julien Palmer, Younghwan Song, Mary Clare Lennon, and J. Lawrence Aber.
2004. "Children Facing Economic Hardships in the United States:
Differentials and Changes in the 1990s." Demographic Research 10, Max
Planck Institute.
Miller, Pavla. 2005.
"Useful and Priceless Children in Contemporary Welfare States." Social Politics
12: 3-41.
Riche, Martha Farnsworth and Judith Waldrop.
1999. "America's Changing Demographic Tapestry." Chapter 1 in James M. Hughes
and Joseph J. Seneca (eds.) America's Demographic Tapestry: Baseline for
the New Millennium. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press.
Sandefur, Gary D., Molly Martin, Jennifer
Eggerling-Boeck, Susan E. Mannon, and Ann M. Meier. 2001. "An Overview of Racial
and Ethnic Demographic Trends." pp. 40-102 in Neil J. Smelser, William
Julius Wilson, and Faith Mitchell (eds.),
America
Becoming: Racial Trends and Their Consequences, Volume 1.
Washington DC: National Academy Press.
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Brint, Steven. 2002.
"Data on Higher Education in the United States: Are the Existing
Resources Adequate?" American Behavioral Scientist 45:
1493-1522.
Gamoran, Adam and Mark
Berends. 1987.
"The Effects of Stratification in Secondary Schools: Synthesis of
Ethnographic and Survey Research." Review of Educational Research 57: 415-435.
Geddes, Claire. 1996.
"Learning About Education Through Statistics." National Center for Education
Statistics Document # 96871. Start at
http://nces.ed.gov/
to find and download this report. While you're at the
NCES site, look around (extensively) and be prepared to discuss your
explorations in class.
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05 JULY |
Bryk, Anthony S. and Y. M. Thum. 1990. "The
Effects of High School Organization on Dropping Out." American Educational
Research Journal 26: 353‑383.
Collins, Randall. 1971. "Functional and
Conflict Theories of Educational Stratification." American Sociological Review
36: 1002‑1019.
Dorn, Sherman. 1993. "Origins of the Dropout
Problem." History of Education Quarterly 33: 353‑373.
Fitzpatrick, Kevin M. and William C. Yoels.
1992. "Policy, Schools, and Sociodemographic Effects on Statewide Dropout
Rates." Sociology of Education 65: 76‑93.
Lee, Valerie E. and
David T. Burkham. 2003. "Dropping Out of High School: The Role of School
Organization and Structure." American Educational Research Journal 40:
353-393.
Lee, Valerie E. and D. T. Burkham. 1992.
"Transferring High Schools: An Alternative to Dropping Out?" American
Journal of Education 100: 420‑453.
Schneider, Barbara and James S. Coleman
(eds.). 1993. Parents, Their Children, and Schools. Boulder: Westview
Press.
Swanson, Christopher B.
2003. "Who Graduates? Who Doesn't? A Statistical Portrait of Public High School
Graduation, Class of 2001." Education
Policy
Center, The Urban Institute. Washington DC.
Szreter, Simon. 2002.
"The State of Social Capital: Bringing Back In Power, Politics, and History."
Theory and Society 31: 573-621.
Toby, Jackson. 1990. "Some Students Should
Drop Out."
Chicago
Tribune (handout).
Turner, Ralph H. 1960. "Sponsored and Contest
Mobility and the School System." American Sociological Review
25:855‑867.
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11 JULY |
Green, Jesse.
2005. "The Supersizing of the School Play." New York
Times, May 8.
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Angus, D.L., Mirel, J.E. ,
and Maris Vinovskis. 1988. "The Historical Development of Age Stratification in Schooling."
Teachers College Record 90: 211‑236.
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full-text for this article you must be signed-in with the appropriate TCR
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Baker, David P. and Smith, Thomas. 1997.
"Teacher Turnover and Teacher Quality: Refocusing the Issue." Teachers College Record 99: 29-56.
NOTE:
To view the full-text for this article on
EBSCOHost, you must sign in with the your HawkID and password. Download of
article is FREE.
Bidwell, Charles E. and Quiroz, P.A. 1991. "Organizational Control in the High School Workplace: A
Theoretical Argument." Journal of Research on Adolescence 1: 211‑229
Cuban, Larry. 1992. "What
Happens to Reforms that Last? The Case of the Junior High School." American
Educational Research Journal 29: 227‑251.
Friedkin, Noah E. and Michael
R. Slater. 1994. "School Leadership and Performance: A Social Networks
Approach." Sociology of Education 67: 139‑157.
Gregg, M. and Leinhardt, G. 1994.
"Mapping Out Geography: An Example of Epistemology and Education."
Review
of Educational Research 64: 311‑361
Ingersoll, Richard M. 1996.
"Teachers' Decision‑Making Power and School Conflict." Sociology of
Education 69: 159‑176.
Kilgore, Sally B. and William
W. Pendleton. 1993. "The Organizational Context of Learning: Framework for
Understanding the Acquisition of Knowledge." Sociology of Education 66:
63-87.
Little, J.W. 1990. "The
Persistence of Privacy: Autonomy and Initiative in Teachers" Professional
Relations." Teachers College Record 91: 509-536.
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Marsh, H.W. 1991. "Failure of
High Ability High Schools to Deliver Academic Benefits Commensurate with their
Students’ Ability Levels." American Educational Research Journal 28:
445‑480.
Wells, Amy Stuart. 1991.
"Choice in Education: Examining the Evidence on Equity." Teachers College
Record 93: 156-173.
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membership (i.e., e-mail address and password). Download of article is FREE.
Wong, Sandra. 1991. "Evaluating the Content
of Textbooks: Public Interest and Professional Authority."
Sociology of Education 64: 11-18.
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13 JULY |
Farkas, George. 1993.
"Structured Tutoring for at Risk Children in the Early Years." Applied
Behavioral Science Review 1: 69-92.
Loveless, Tom. 1998. "The
Tracking and Ability Grouping Debate." Unpublished manuscript.
Lucas, Samuel R., and Aaron D.
Good. 2001. "Race, Class, and Tournament Track Mobility."
Sociology of
Education 74:139‑156.
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18 JULY |
Baker, David P. And Thomas Smith. 1997. "A
College Education for All?" Teachers College Record 99:
57-72.
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and password). Download of article is FREE.
Blossfeld, Hans‑Peter and Yossi
Shavit. 1993. "Persisting Barriers: Changes in Educational Opportunities in
Thirteen Countries," pp. 1‑24 in Persistent Inequality: Changing
Educational Attainment in Thirteen Countries, edited by Yossi Shavit and
Hans‑Peter Blossfeld. Boulder: Westview Press.
Farkas, George. 2003. "Cognitive Skills and
Non-cognitive Traits and Behaviors in Stratification Processes." Annual
Review of Sociology 29: 541-562.
Finkelstein, Barbara. 1991.
"Dollars and Dreams: Classrooms as Fictitious Message Systems, 1790‑1930."
History of Education Quarterly 31: 463‑488.
Frank, Kenneth A., Yong Zhao, and Kathryn
Borman. 2004. "Social Capital and the Diffusion of Innovations Within
Organizations: The Case of Computer Technology in Schools." Sociology of
Education 77: 148-171.
Gambetta D. 1987. Were They
Pushed or Did They Jump? Individual Decision Mechanisms in Education. Cambridge: Cambridge.
Gorman, Thomas J. 1998. "Paths
to Success: The Meaning of Schooling to Working-Class and Middle-Class
Parents." Educational Foundations 12: 35-54.
Hallinan, Maureen.T. 1988.
"Equality of Educational Opportunity," Annual Review of Sociology 14:
249‑268.
Kerckhoff, Alan C., Stephen W. Raudenbush, and Elizabeth Glennie. 2001.
"Education, Cognitive Skill, and Labor Force
Outcomes." Sociology of
Education 74: 1-24.
Lareau, Annette. 1987.
"Social Class Differences in Family-School Relationships: The
Importance of Cultural Capital." Sociology of Education 60: 73-85.
McClelland, Katherine.
1990. "Cumulative Disadvantage among the Highly Ambitious."
Sociology of
Education 63: 102‑121.
Mehan, Hugh. 1992.
"Understanding Inequality in Schools: The Contribution of Interpretive
Studies." Sociology of Education 65: 1‑20.
Raftery, Adrian E. and Michael
Hout. 1993. "Maximally Maintained Inequality: Expansion, Reform, and
Opportunity in Irish Education, 1921‑1975." Sociology of Education 66:
41‑62. (Strongly recommended)
Ray, Carol Axtell and Roslyn
Arlin Mickelson. 1993. "Restructuring Students for Restructured Work: The
Economy, School Reform, and Non‑college‑bound Youths." Sociology of
Education 66: 1‑20.
Swartz, David. L. 2003. "From
Correspondence to Contradiction and Change: Schooling in Capitalist America
Revisited." Sociological Forum 18: 167-186.
Willis, Paul. 1981. Learning
to Labour: How Working Class Kids Get Working Class Jobs.
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19 JULY |
Baker, David P. and Thomas
Smith. 1997. "The Condition of Academic Achievement in the Nation."
Teachers College Record 99: 14-28.
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and password). Download of article is FREE.
Binder, Amy J. 2000. "Why Do
Some Curricular Challenges Work While Others Do Not? The Case of Three Afrocentric
Challenges." Sociology of Education 73: 69-91.
Carlson, R. 1970.
"Americanization as an Early Twentieth‑Century Adult Education Movement."
History of Education Quarterly 10: 440‑464.
Cornbleth, Catherine.
1998. "An American
Curriculum?" Teachers College Record 99: 622-646.
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Fordham, S. 1993.
"'Those Loud Black Girls': (Black) Women, Silence, and Gender "Passing' in the
Academy." Anthropology and Education Quarterly 24: 3-29.
Kao, G. and Jennifer S.
Thompson. 2003. "Racial and Ethnic Stratification in Educational Achievement
and Attainment." Annual Review of Sociology 29: 417-442.
Kao, G. and Marta Tienda.
1995. "Optimism and Achievement: The Educational Performance of Immigrant
Youth." Social Science Quarterly 76: 1‑19.
Wells, Amy S and Robert L.
Crain. 1994. "Perpetuation Theory and The Long‑Term Effects of School
Desegregation." Review of Educational Research 64: 531‑555.
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20 JULY |
Valli, Linda. 1983. "Becoming
Clerical Workers: Business Education and the Culture of Femininity." In Apple,
Michael W. and Weis, Lois (Eds.), Ideology and Practice in Schooling,
pp. 213‑234. Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press.
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26 JULY |
Baker, Eva L. 1994. "Researchers
and Assessment Policy Development: A Cautionary Tale." American Journal of
Education 102: 450‑477.
Epstein, Joyce L. 1996. "New
Connections for Sociology and Education: Contributing to School Reform."
Sociology of Education, Extra Issue: 6‑23.
Trubisky, Paula. 1994. "Revitalizing Public
Education: Sociologists Speak Out."
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