Sociology of Education

An A-to-Z Guide
Number Of Volumes: 2
James Ainsworth - Georgia State University, USA
Sociology of Education
April 2013 | 1056 pages | Sage US
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The sociology of education is a rich interdisciplinary field that studies schools as their own social world as well as their place within the larger society. The field draws contributions from education, sociology, human development, family studies, economics, politics and public policy. Sociology of Education: An A-to-Z Guide introduces students to the social constructions of our educational systems and their many players, including students and their peers, teachers, parents, the broader community, politicians and policy makers. The roles of schools, the social processes governing schooling, and impacts on society are all critically explored. Despite an abundance of textbooks and specialized monographs, there are few up-to-date reference works in this area.

Features & Benefits:
  • 335 signed entries fill 2 volumes in print and electronic formats, providing the most comprehensive reference resource available on this topic.
  • Cross-References and Suggestions for Further Reading guide readers to additional resources.
  • A thematic "Reader's Guide" groups related articles by broad topic areas as one handy search feature on the e-Reference platform, which also includes a comprehensive index of search terms, facilitating ease of use by both on-campus students and distance learners.
  • A Chronology provides students with historical perspective on the sociology of education.

Contents

Sibling Effects in Education

Sibling Effects in Education

Asian Americans

Asian Americans

Household educational resources

Household educational resources

Jamaica

Jamaica

Extracurricular activities

Extracurricular activities

Home schooling

Home schooling

Social capital

Social capital

School Choice

School Choice

School/Parent Relationships

School/Parent Relationships

Attitude-Achievement Paradox

Attitude-Achievement Paradox

Adolescence

Adolescence

China

China

Class inequality: achievement

Class inequality: achievement

Classroom interactions between students

Classroom interactions between students

Family structure and education

Family structure and education

Grandparents' Role in Education

Grandparents' Role in Education

Hong Kong

Hong Kong

Parental involvement

Parental involvement

Postmodernism and Education

Postmodernism and Education

Parental educational expectations

Parental educational expectations

Homework

Homework

Coleman Report, The

Coleman Report, The

Meritocracy

Meritocracy

Oppositional culture

Oppositional culture

Charter schools

Charter schools

Early Childhood

Early Childhood

Childhood

Childhood

Homeless children

Homeless children

Cultural capital

Cultural capital

Lareau, Annette (Home Advantage)

Lareau, Annette (Home Advantage)

Parental Cultural Capital

Parental Cultural Capital

Student-Teacher Racial Mismatch

Student-Teacher Racial Mismatch

Connecticut

Connecticut

Wealth and Education

Wealth and Education

Educationalization

Educationalization

Banking Concept of Education

Banking Concept of Education

Dewey, John

Dewey, John

Poland

Poland

Digital Divide, Digital Capital

Digital Divide, Digital Capital

Immigrant adaptation

Immigrant adaptation

Immigrants, Children of

Immigrants, Children of

Cambodia

Cambodia

Ethnography

Ethnography

Qualitative Research on Education

Qualitative Research on Education

Deskilling of the Teaching Profession

Deskilling of the Teaching Profession

Friere, Paulo

Friere, Paulo

Gender Theories in Education

Gender Theories in Education

Hidden curriculum

Hidden curriculum

Technology in the classroom

Technology in the classroom

Youth Cultures and Subcultures

Youth Cultures and Subcultures

Native American Students

Native American Students

Racial inequality: high school dropout rates

Racial inequality: high school dropout rates

Argentina

Argentina

Discipline in education

Discipline in education

Summer Setback

Summer Setback

Transitions, school

Transitions, school

Racial Climate on Campus

Racial Climate on Campus

Concerted Cultivation/ Natural Growth

Concerted Cultivation/ Natural Growth

Cultural Mainstreamers, Cultural Straddlers, and Non-Compliant Believers

Cultural Mainstreamers, Cultural Straddlers, and Non-Compliant Believers

Multicultural Navigators

Multicultural Navigators

Class inequality: high school dropout rates

Class inequality: high school dropout rates

Critical Discourse Analysis

Critical Discourse Analysis

Second Chance Education and Alternative Schools

Second Chance Education and Alternative Schools

Sociocultural Approaches to Cognition and Learning

Sociocultural Approaches to Cognition and Learning

Catholic schools

Catholic schools

Ethics in education

Ethics in education

Service Learning

Service Learning

Administration of Education

Administration of Education

Worldwide Education Revolution

Worldwide Education Revolution

Ethiopia

Ethiopia

Maternal education

Maternal education

Corporal punishment

Corporal punishment

Globalization

Globalization

Conflict theory of education

Conflict theory of education

Waldorf

Waldorf

Private schools

Private schools

Japan

Japan

Neighborhood effects

Neighborhood effects

Urban schooling

Urban schooling

Cultural Capital and Gender

Cultural Capital and Gender

Longitudinal studies of education

Longitudinal studies of education

Teacher attrition/burnout

Teacher attrition/burnout

Classroom interactions: teachers and students

Classroom interactions: teachers and students

School effects

School effects

Student Roles in the Classroom

Student Roles in the Classroom

Teacher Expectations

Teacher Expectations

Racial inequality: achievement

Racial inequality: achievement

Austria

Austria

School Reentry

School Reentry

Montessori

Montessori

Class inequality: college enrollment and completion

Class inequality: college enrollment and completion

Racial inequality: college enrollment and completion

Racial inequality: college enrollment and completion

District of Columbia

District of Columbia

Same sex education

Same sex education

International Bacculareate Education

International Bacculareate Education

Brown v. Board of Education

Brown v. Board of Education

Gender inequality: college major

Gender inequality: college major

Critical Theory of Education

Critical Theory of Education

Life Course Perspective and Education

Life Course Perspective and Education

Marx, Karl (Marxism and Education)

Marx, Karl (Marxism and Education)

Sex education

Sex education

Youth Friendship and Conflict in Schools

Youth Friendship and Conflict in Schools

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

Arkansas

Arkansas

Nation at Risk, A

Nation at Risk, A

Assimilation without Acculturation

Assimilation without Acculturation

Gender inequality: college enrollment and completion

Gender inequality: college enrollment and completion

School Organization

School Organization

Truancy

Truancy

Violence in schools

Violence in schools

English Proficiency/Fluent English Proficient Students

English Proficiency/Fluent English Proficient Students

Indiana

Indiana

Disabled students

Disabled students

France

France

Germany

Germany

Popularity in School

Popularity in School

Special education

Special education

Leadership in schools

Leadership in schools

Schools as Bureaucracies

Schools as Bureaucracies

College Advising

College Advising

Age Grouping of Students

Age Grouping of Students

Bowles, Samuel and Herbert Gintis (Schooling in Capitalist America)

Bowles, Samuel and Herbert Gintis (Schooling in Capitalist America)

Durkheim, Emile

Durkheim, Emile

Labor Education

Labor Education

Phenemenology, Existentialism and Education

Phenemenology, Existentialism and Education

Television and education

Television and education

American Samoa

American Samoa

MacLeod, Jay (Ain't No Makin' It)

MacLeod, Jay (Ain't No Makin' It)

Constructivism

Constructivism

Rousseau, Jean-Jacques (Emile, or On Education)

Rousseau, Jean-Jacques (Emile, or On Education)

Black colleges

Black colleges

College Transferring

College Transferring

Preschool Programs

Preschool Programs

India

India

Educational aspirations/expectations

Educational aspirations/expectations

Critical Race Theory in Education

Critical Race Theory in Education

Liberal arts education

Liberal arts education

Migrant students

Migrant students

Technology education

Technology education

Gifted Education

Gifted Education

Michigan

Michigan

Race and Cultural Capital

Race and Cultural Capital

Skipping grades

Skipping grades

Educational policy makers

Educational policy makers

Louisiana

Louisiana

No Child Left Behind

No Child Left Behind

Voucher programs

Voucher programs

Multiracial Students

Multiracial Students

On-line Education

On-line Education

Racism in education

Racism in education

Training of teachers

Training of teachers

Bangladesh

Bangladesh

Content and Text Analysis

Content and Text Analysis

Bilingual education

Bilingual education

Agricultural education

Agricultural education

Race sensitive admission policies/affirmative action

Race sensitive admission policies/affirmative action

At-risk students

At-risk students

Nigeria

Nigeria

Sexism in education

Sexism in education

Sports and schools

Sports and schools

Immersion

Immersion

Rwanda

Rwanda

Community Colleges

Community Colleges

Functionalist theory of education

Functionalist theory of education

Human Capital theory

Human Capital theory

International Data

International Data

Standardized testing

Standardized testing

Feminist Critiques of Educational Practices

Feminist Critiques of Educational Practices

Resistance theory

Resistance theory

After-school programs

After-school programs

Indonesia

Indonesia

Dropouts

Dropouts

Incarcerated students

Incarcerated students

Turkey

Turkey

Netherlands

Netherlands

Mexico

Mexico

Career and Technical Education

Career and Technical Education

South Korea

South Korea

Gender inequality: high school dropout rates

Gender inequality: high school dropout rates

Student work and educational effects

Student work and educational effects

Mexican American Students

Mexican American Students

Black cultural capital

Black cultural capital

Gender and School Sports

Gender and School Sports

Ebonics and Education

Ebonics and Education

Study abroad

Study abroad

School to work transitions

School to work transitions

Classroom Dynamics

Classroom Dynamics

Positivism, Antipositivism, and Empiricism

Positivism, Antipositivism, and Empiricism

Hallinan, Maureen

Hallinan, Maureen

Bell Curve, The (Eugenics and Sociological Responses)

Bell Curve, The (Eugenics and Sociological Responses)

Professional Socialization of Teachers

Professional Socialization of Teachers

Unions of teachers

Unions of teachers

Political Activism (Student) and Student Movements

Political Activism (Student) and Student Movements

Hauser, Robert

Hauser, Robert

Status attainment

Status attainment

Intergenerational closure

Intergenerational closure

Secondary education

Secondary education

Reggio Emilia approach

Reggio Emilia approach

Social role of the teacher

Social role of the teacher

Gender inequality: returns to educational investments

Gender inequality: returns to educational investments

Women in Math/Science

Women in Math/Science

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Issuss and Schooling

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Issuss and Schooling

Occupational Aspirations/Expectations

Occupational Aspirations/Expectations

Magnet Schools

Magnet Schools

Military Involvement/ Military Service

Military Involvement/ Military Service

Gender inequality: mathematics

Gender inequality: mathematics

Feminist Research Methodology

Feminist Research Methodology

Parent Education

Parent Education

Cognitive skill/Intellectual skill

Cognitive skill/Intellectual skill

Ireland

Ireland

Italy

Italy

Brazil

Brazil

For Profit Education

For Profit Education

Adult education

Adult education

Prior Learning Assessment

Prior Learning Assessment

Head Start

Head Start

Step-Parent Household Structure and Education

Step-Parent Household Structure and Education

Single Parent Household structure and Education

Single Parent Household structure and Education

General Educational Davelopment (GED)

General Educational Davelopment (GED)

Racial inequality: returns to educational investments

Racial inequality: returns to educational investments

Expansion of education

Expansion of education

Funding of schools

Funding of schools

Poverty and Education

Poverty and Education

Curriculum Standardization

Curriculum Standardization

Governmental Influences on Education

Governmental Influences on Education

Research Paradigms in Educational Research

Research Paradigms in Educational Research

Extended Kinship and Education

Extended Kinship and Education

Virginia

Virginia

School Counseling

School Counseling

Suspensions

Suspensions

High School Exit Exams

High School Exit Exams

Egypt

Egypt

Sudan

Sudan

Tanzania

Tanzania

Uganda

Uganda

De Facto Tracking

De Facto Tracking

Mentoring

Mentoring

Guidance Counselors, Role of

Guidance Counselors, Role of

Overeducation

Overeducation

Reading to children

Reading to children

Tracking

Tracking

Jordan

Jordan

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

Spain

Spain

Underqualified Teachers

Underqualified Teachers

Self Esteem

Self Esteem

Resource Allocation in Schools

Resource Allocation in Schools

Libraries, school

Libraries, school

Busing

Busing

Ohio

Ohio

Feminist Critiques of Educational Research

Feminist Critiques of Educational Research

Parent-Teacher Associations

Parent-Teacher Associations

Epistemological Issues in Educational Research

Epistemological Issues in Educational Research

Afghanistan

Afghanistan

Aggressive Behaviors in Classrooms

Aggressive Behaviors in Classrooms

College Proximity

College Proximity

Oakes, Jeanie (Keeping Track)

Oakes, Jeanie (Keeping Track)

Alaska

Alaska

Savings for College/Education

Savings for College/Education

Haiti

Haiti

Working parents

Working parents

Burden of acting white”

Burden of acting white”

School catchment zones, politically defined school boundaries

School catchment zones, politically defined school boundaries

California

California

Social Status of Teachers

Social Status of Teachers

Labor Market effects on education

Labor Market effects on education

De-Tracking

De-Tracking

South Carolina

South Carolina

Blind students

Blind students

Canada

Canada

Malaysia

Malaysia

Myanmar (Burma)

Myanmar (Burma)

Singapore

Singapore

Texas

Texas

Year-round school

Year-round school

Grade Inflation

Grade Inflation

Maximally Maintained Inequality

Maximally Maintained Inequality

West Virginia

West Virginia

Ability grouping

Ability grouping

Colombia

Colombia

Drug Use and Education

Drug Use and Education

Title Nine

Title Nine

Deaf students

Deaf students

Diseases and Education (HIV/AIDS, Malaria, TB)

Diseases and Education (HIV/AIDS, Malaria, TB)

Kenya

Kenya

Residential Mobility and Education

Residential Mobility and Education

Finland

Finland

New York

New York

Museums

Museums

Advanced and Honors Classes

Advanced and Honors Classes

Panama

Panama

Cooled Out

Cooled Out

Jencks, Christopher

Jencks, Christopher

ROTC

ROTC

Washington

Washington

Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania

School Mobility and Education

School Mobility and Education

Advanced Degrees

Advanced Degrees

Cameroon

Cameroon

Child Care

Child Care

Social Psychological Theories of Teaching

Social Psychological Theories of Teaching

Opportunity to Learn Standards

Opportunity to Learn Standards

Social promotion (being held back a grade/Grade Retention)

Social promotion (being held back a grade/Grade Retention)

Hawaii

Hawaii

Physical education

Physical education

Maryland

Maryland

Israel

Israel

Meyer, John

Meyer, John

Quantitative Research on Education

Quantitative Research on Education

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

New Zealand

New Zealand

Arizona

Arizona

Policy-Oriented Research

Policy-Oriented Research

Race to the Top

Race to the Top

Earning Potential and Education

Earning Potential and Education

Teen Pregnancy and Education

Teen Pregnancy and Education

Student/teacher ratio

Student/teacher ratio

Field trips

Field trips

Gender inequality: occupational segregation of teachers

Gender inequality: occupational segregation of teachers

Textbooks

Textbooks

Grading

Grading

Religious Education

Religious Education

Florida

Florida

Informal Fundraising in Schools

Informal Fundraising in Schools

New Jersey

New Jersey

Tennessee

Tennessee

Drinking, Adolescent and Education

Drinking, Adolescent and Education

North Korea

North Korea

Feeder Patterns/ Catchment Zones

Feeder Patterns/ Catchment Zones

Classroom Language

Classroom Language

Sewell, William

Sewell, William

Coleman, James S.

Coleman, James S.

English as a Second Language

English as a Second Language

Norway

Norway

Weber, Max

Weber, Max

Bahamas

Bahamas

Barbados

Barbados

Cuba

Cuba

Guyana

Guyana

Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago

Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic

Madagascar

Madagascar

Bidwell, Charles

Bidwell, Charles

Kerckhoff, Alan C.

Kerckhoff, Alan C.

Affluent children

Affluent children

Nepal

Nepal

Pakistan

Pakistan

Philippines

Philippines

El Salvador

El Salvador

Morale in Schools

Morale in Schools

Teacher Placement and Staffing

Teacher Placement and Staffing

Failing schools

Failing schools

Missouri

Missouri

Boarding schools

Boarding schools

Colorado

Colorado

Tardiness

Tardiness

Adolescent Sexual Behavior

Adolescent Sexual Behavior

Elementary education

Elementary education

Costa Rica

Costa Rica

Rural schooling

Rural schooling

Higher Education

Higher Education

Iraq

Iraq

Vietnam

Vietnam

Utah

Utah

Theater education

Theater education

Summer school

Summer school

Peru

Peru

Laos

Laos

Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan

Yemen

Yemen

Multiculturalism/multicultural education

Multiculturalism/multicultural education

Bernstein, Basil

Bernstein, Basil

Bloom, Allen (The Closing of the American Mind)

Bloom, Allen (The Closing of the American Mind)

Hermeneutics

Hermeneutics

Adult literacy

Adult literacy

IQ

IQ

Chaos and Complexity Theory

Chaos and Complexity Theory

Abstract/Concrete attitudes

Abstract/Concrete attitudes

Ghana

Ghana

Georgia

Georgia

School size/class size

School size/class size

Student Attachment to School

Student Attachment to School

South Africa

South Africa

Teacher Decision-Making Power

Teacher Decision-Making Power

International College partnerships (sister colleges)

International College partnerships (sister colleges)

Taiwan

Taiwan

Credit for Work Experience

Credit for Work Experience

Teacher Recruitment, Induction, and Retention

Teacher Recruitment, Induction, and Retention

European Union

European Union

Mobility (contest vs sponsored)

Mobility (contest vs sponsored)

Greece

Greece

Ecuador

Ecuador

Australia

Australia

Palestinian territories

Palestinian territories

Sweden

Sweden

Libya

Libya

Russia

Russia

Guam, U.S. Virgin Islands

Guam, U.S. Virgin Islands

Lebanon

Lebanon

Switzerland

Switzerland

Venezuela

Venezuela

Guatemala

Guatemala

Honduras

Honduras

Denmark

Denmark

Syria

Syria

Illinois

Illinois

Iowa

Iowa

Alabama

Alabama

Kentucky

Kentucky

Mississippi

Mississippi

North Carolina

North Carolina

Thailand

Thailand

Bulgaria

Bulgaria

Hungary

Hungary

Chile

Chile

Romania

Romania

Baccalaureate Education, Pre-International

Baccalaureate Education, Pre-International

Brookover, Wilbur B.

Brookover, Wilbur B.

Early graduates

Early graduates

Massachusetts

Massachusetts

Music education

Music education

New Hampshire

New Hampshire

Tournament Track Mobility

Tournament Track Mobility

Ukraine

Ukraine

Minnesota

Minnesota

Wisconsin

Wisconsin

Nicaragua

Nicaragua

Cheerleading Equity Policy

Cheerleading Equity Policy

Algeria

Algeria

Angola

Angola

Paraguay

Paraguay

Delaware

Delaware

Kansas

Kansas

Maine

Maine

Montana

Montana

Nebraska

Nebraska

Nevada

Nevada

New Mexico

New Mexico

Oklahoma

Oklahoma

Oregon

Oregon

Rhode Island

Rhode Island

Vermont

Vermont

Morocco

Morocco

Belgium

Belgium

Czech Republic and Slovakia

Czech Republic and Slovakia

Idaho

Idaho

North Dakota

North Dakota

Portugal

Portugal

South Dakota

South Dakota

Wyoming

Wyoming

Iran

Iran

Credit for Work Experience, High School Students

Credit for Work Experience, High School Students

Description

The sociology of education is a rich interdisciplinary field that studies schools as their own social world as well as their place within the larger society. The field draws contributions from education, sociology, human development, family studies, economics, politics and public policy. Sociology of Education: An A-to-Z Guide introduces students to the social constructions of our educational systems and their many players, including students and their peers, teachers, parents, the broader community, politicians and policy makers. The roles of schools, the social processes governing schooling, and impacts on society are all critically explored. Despite an abundance of textbooks and specialized monographs, there are few up-to-date reference works in this area.

Features & Benefits:
  • 335 signed entries fill 2 volumes in print and electronic formats, providing the most comprehensive reference resource available on this topic.
  • Cross-References and Suggestions for Further Reading guide readers to additional resources.
  • A thematic "Reader's Guide" groups related articles by broad topic areas as one handy search feature on the e-Reference platform, which also includes a comprehensive index of search terms, facilitating ease of use by both on-campus students and distance learners.
  • A Chronology provides students with historical perspective on the sociology of education.

Contents

Sibling Effects in Education

Sibling Effects in Education

Asian Americans

Asian Americans

Household educational resources

Household educational resources

Jamaica

Jamaica

Extracurricular activities

Extracurricular activities

Home schooling

Home schooling

Social capital

Social capital

School Choice

School Choice

School/Parent Relationships

School/Parent Relationships

Attitude-Achievement Paradox

Attitude-Achievement Paradox

Adolescence

Adolescence

China

China

Class inequality: achievement

Class inequality: achievement

Classroom interactions between students

Classroom interactions between students

Family structure and education

Family structure and education

Grandparents' Role in Education

Grandparents' Role in Education

Hong Kong

Hong Kong

Parental involvement

Parental involvement

Postmodernism and Education

Postmodernism and Education

Parental educational expectations

Parental educational expectations

Homework

Homework

Coleman Report, The

Coleman Report, The

Meritocracy

Meritocracy

Oppositional culture

Oppositional culture

Charter schools

Charter schools

Early Childhood

Early Childhood

Childhood

Childhood

Homeless children

Homeless children

Cultural capital

Cultural capital

Lareau, Annette (Home Advantage)

Lareau, Annette (Home Advantage)

Parental Cultural Capital

Parental Cultural Capital

Student-Teacher Racial Mismatch

Student-Teacher Racial Mismatch

Connecticut

Connecticut

Wealth and Education

Wealth and Education

Educationalization

Educationalization

Banking Concept of Education

Banking Concept of Education

Dewey, John

Dewey, John

Poland

Poland

Digital Divide, Digital Capital

Digital Divide, Digital Capital

Immigrant adaptation

Immigrant adaptation

Immigrants, Children of

Immigrants, Children of

Cambodia

Cambodia

Ethnography

Ethnography

Qualitative Research on Education

Qualitative Research on Education

Deskilling of the Teaching Profession

Deskilling of the Teaching Profession

Friere, Paulo

Friere, Paulo

Gender Theories in Education

Gender Theories in Education

Hidden curriculum

Hidden curriculum

Technology in the classroom

Technology in the classroom

Youth Cultures and Subcultures

Youth Cultures and Subcultures

Native American Students

Native American Students

Racial inequality: high school dropout rates

Racial inequality: high school dropout rates

Argentina

Argentina

Discipline in education

Discipline in education

Summer Setback

Summer Setback

Transitions, school

Transitions, school

Racial Climate on Campus

Racial Climate on Campus

Concerted Cultivation/ Natural Growth

Concerted Cultivation/ Natural Growth

Cultural Mainstreamers, Cultural Straddlers, and Non-Compliant Believers

Cultural Mainstreamers, Cultural Straddlers, and Non-Compliant Believers

Multicultural Navigators

Multicultural Navigators

Class inequality: high school dropout rates

Class inequality: high school dropout rates

Critical Discourse Analysis

Critical Discourse Analysis

Second Chance Education and Alternative Schools

Second Chance Education and Alternative Schools

Sociocultural Approaches to Cognition and Learning

Sociocultural Approaches to Cognition and Learning

Catholic schools

Catholic schools

Ethics in education

Ethics in education

Service Learning

Service Learning

Administration of Education

Administration of Education

Worldwide Education Revolution

Worldwide Education Revolution

Ethiopia

Ethiopia

Maternal education

Maternal education

Corporal punishment

Corporal punishment

Globalization

Globalization

Conflict theory of education

Conflict theory of education

Waldorf

Waldorf

Private schools

Private schools

Japan

Japan

Neighborhood effects

Neighborhood effects

Urban schooling

Urban schooling

Cultural Capital and Gender

Cultural Capital and Gender

Longitudinal studies of education

Longitudinal studies of education

Teacher attrition/burnout

Teacher attrition/burnout

Classroom interactions: teachers and students

Classroom interactions: teachers and students

School effects

School effects

Student Roles in the Classroom

Student Roles in the Classroom

Teacher Expectations

Teacher Expectations

Racial inequality: achievement

Racial inequality: achievement

Austria

Austria

School Reentry

School Reentry

Montessori

Montessori

Class inequality: college enrollment and completion

Class inequality: college enrollment and completion

Racial inequality: college enrollment and completion

Racial inequality: college enrollment and completion

District of Columbia

District of Columbia

Same sex education

Same sex education

International Bacculareate Education

International Bacculareate Education

Brown v. Board of Education

Brown v. Board of Education

Gender inequality: college major

Gender inequality: college major

Critical Theory of Education

Critical Theory of Education

Life Course Perspective and Education

Life Course Perspective and Education

Marx, Karl (Marxism and Education)

Marx, Karl (Marxism and Education)

Sex education

Sex education

Youth Friendship and Conflict in Schools

Youth Friendship and Conflict in Schools

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

Arkansas

Arkansas

Nation at Risk, A

Nation at Risk, A

Assimilation without Acculturation

Assimilation without Acculturation

Gender inequality: college enrollment and completion

Gender inequality: college enrollment and completion

School Organization

School Organization

Truancy

Truancy

Violence in schools

Violence in schools

English Proficiency/Fluent English Proficient Students

English Proficiency/Fluent English Proficient Students

Indiana

Indiana

Disabled students

Disabled students

France

France

Germany

Germany

Popularity in School

Popularity in School

Special education

Special education

Leadership in schools

Leadership in schools

Schools as Bureaucracies

Schools as Bureaucracies

College Advising

College Advising

Age Grouping of Students

Age Grouping of Students

Bowles, Samuel and Herbert Gintis (Schooling in Capitalist America)

Bowles, Samuel and Herbert Gintis (Schooling in Capitalist America)

Durkheim, Emile

Durkheim, Emile

Labor Education

Labor Education

Phenemenology, Existentialism and Education

Phenemenology, Existentialism and Education

Television and education

Television and education

American Samoa

American Samoa

MacLeod, Jay (Ain't No Makin' It)

MacLeod, Jay (Ain't No Makin' It)

Constructivism

Constructivism

Rousseau, Jean-Jacques (Emile, or On Education)

Rousseau, Jean-Jacques (Emile, or On Education)

Black colleges

Black colleges

College Transferring

College Transferring

Preschool Programs

Preschool Programs

India

India

Educational aspirations/expectations

Educational aspirations/expectations

Critical Race Theory in Education

Critical Race Theory in Education

Liberal arts education

Liberal arts education

Migrant students

Migrant students

Technology education

Technology education

Gifted Education

Gifted Education

Michigan

Michigan

Race and Cultural Capital

Race and Cultural Capital

Skipping grades

Skipping grades

Educational policy makers

Educational policy makers

Louisiana

Louisiana

No Child Left Behind

No Child Left Behind

Voucher programs

Voucher programs

Multiracial Students

Multiracial Students

On-line Education

On-line Education

Racism in education

Racism in education

Training of teachers

Training of teachers

Bangladesh

Bangladesh

Content and Text Analysis

Content and Text Analysis

Bilingual education

Bilingual education

Agricultural education

Agricultural education

Race sensitive admission policies/affirmative action

Race sensitive admission policies/affirmative action

At-risk students

At-risk students

Nigeria

Nigeria

Sexism in education

Sexism in education

Sports and schools

Sports and schools

Immersion

Immersion

Rwanda

Rwanda

Community Colleges

Community Colleges

Functionalist theory of education

Functionalist theory of education

Human Capital theory

Human Capital theory

International Data

International Data

Standardized testing

Standardized testing

Feminist Critiques of Educational Practices

Feminist Critiques of Educational Practices

Resistance theory

Resistance theory

After-school programs

After-school programs

Indonesia

Indonesia

Dropouts

Dropouts

Incarcerated students

Incarcerated students

Turkey

Turkey

Netherlands

Netherlands

Mexico

Mexico

Career and Technical Education

Career and Technical Education

South Korea

South Korea

Gender inequality: high school dropout rates

Gender inequality: high school dropout rates

Student work and educational effects

Student work and educational effects

Mexican American Students

Mexican American Students

Black cultural capital

Black cultural capital

Gender and School Sports

Gender and School Sports

Ebonics and Education

Ebonics and Education

Study abroad

Study abroad

School to work transitions

School to work transitions

Classroom Dynamics

Classroom Dynamics

Positivism, Antipositivism, and Empiricism

Positivism, Antipositivism, and Empiricism

Hallinan, Maureen

Hallinan, Maureen

Bell Curve, The (Eugenics and Sociological Responses)

Bell Curve, The (Eugenics and Sociological Responses)

Professional Socialization of Teachers

Professional Socialization of Teachers

Unions of teachers

Unions of teachers

Political Activism (Student) and Student Movements

Political Activism (Student) and Student Movements

Hauser, Robert

Hauser, Robert

Status attainment

Status attainment

Intergenerational closure

Intergenerational closure

Secondary education

Secondary education

Reggio Emilia approach

Reggio Emilia approach

Social role of the teacher

Social role of the teacher

Gender inequality: returns to educational investments

Gender inequality: returns to educational investments

Women in Math/Science

Women in Math/Science

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Issuss and Schooling

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Issuss and Schooling

Occupational Aspirations/Expectations

Occupational Aspirations/Expectations

Magnet Schools

Magnet Schools

Military Involvement/ Military Service

Military Involvement/ Military Service

Gender inequality: mathematics

Gender inequality: mathematics

Feminist Research Methodology

Feminist Research Methodology

Parent Education

Parent Education

Cognitive skill/Intellectual skill

Cognitive skill/Intellectual skill

Ireland

Ireland

Italy

Italy

Brazil

Brazil

For Profit Education

For Profit Education

Adult education

Adult education

Prior Learning Assessment

Prior Learning Assessment

Head Start

Head Start

Step-Parent Household Structure and Education

Step-Parent Household Structure and Education

Single Parent Household structure and Education

Single Parent Household structure and Education

General Educational Davelopment (GED)

General Educational Davelopment (GED)

Racial inequality: returns to educational investments

Racial inequality: returns to educational investments

Expansion of education

Expansion of education

Funding of schools

Funding of schools

Poverty and Education

Poverty and Education

Curriculum Standardization

Curriculum Standardization

Governmental Influences on Education

Governmental Influences on Education

Research Paradigms in Educational Research

Research Paradigms in Educational Research

Extended Kinship and Education

Extended Kinship and Education

Virginia

Virginia

School Counseling

School Counseling

Suspensions

Suspensions

High School Exit Exams

High School Exit Exams

Egypt

Egypt

Sudan

Sudan

Tanzania

Tanzania

Uganda

Uganda

De Facto Tracking

De Facto Tracking

Mentoring

Mentoring

Guidance Counselors, Role of

Guidance Counselors, Role of

Overeducation

Overeducation

Reading to children

Reading to children

Tracking

Tracking

Jordan

Jordan

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

Spain

Spain

Underqualified Teachers

Underqualified Teachers

Self Esteem

Self Esteem

Resource Allocation in Schools

Resource Allocation in Schools

Libraries, school

Libraries, school

Busing

Busing

Ohio

Ohio

Feminist Critiques of Educational Research

Feminist Critiques of Educational Research

Parent-Teacher Associations

Parent-Teacher Associations

Epistemological Issues in Educational Research

Epistemological Issues in Educational Research

Afghanistan

Afghanistan

Aggressive Behaviors in Classrooms

Aggressive Behaviors in Classrooms

College Proximity

College Proximity

Oakes, Jeanie (Keeping Track)

Oakes, Jeanie (Keeping Track)

Alaska

Alaska

Savings for College/Education

Savings for College/Education

Haiti

Haiti

Working parents

Working parents

Burden of acting white”

Burden of acting white”

School catchment zones, politically defined school boundaries

School catchment zones, politically defined school boundaries

California

California

Social Status of Teachers

Social Status of Teachers

Labor Market effects on education

Labor Market effects on education

De-Tracking

De-Tracking

South Carolina

South Carolina

Blind students

Blind students

Canada

Canada

Malaysia

Malaysia

Myanmar (Burma)

Myanmar (Burma)

Singapore

Singapore

Texas

Texas

Year-round school

Year-round school

Grade Inflation

Grade Inflation

Maximally Maintained Inequality

Maximally Maintained Inequality

West Virginia

West Virginia

Ability grouping

Ability grouping

Colombia

Colombia

Drug Use and Education

Drug Use and Education

Title Nine

Title Nine

Deaf students

Deaf students

Diseases and Education (HIV/AIDS, Malaria, TB)

Diseases and Education (HIV/AIDS, Malaria, TB)

Kenya

Kenya

Residential Mobility and Education

Residential Mobility and Education

Finland

Finland

New York

New York

Museums

Museums

Advanced and Honors Classes

Advanced and Honors Classes

Panama

Panama

Cooled Out

Cooled Out

Jencks, Christopher

Jencks, Christopher

ROTC

ROTC

Washington

Washington

Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania

School Mobility and Education

School Mobility and Education

Advanced Degrees

Advanced Degrees

Cameroon

Cameroon

Child Care

Child Care

Social Psychological Theories of Teaching

Social Psychological Theories of Teaching

Opportunity to Learn Standards

Opportunity to Learn Standards

Social promotion (being held back a grade/Grade Retention)

Social promotion (being held back a grade/Grade Retention)

Hawaii

Hawaii

Physical education

Physical education

Maryland

Maryland

Israel

Israel

Meyer, John

Meyer, John

Quantitative Research on Education

Quantitative Research on Education

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

New Zealand

New Zealand

Arizona

Arizona

Policy-Oriented Research

Policy-Oriented Research

Race to the Top

Race to the Top

Earning Potential and Education

Earning Potential and Education

Teen Pregnancy and Education

Teen Pregnancy and Education

Student/teacher ratio

Student/teacher ratio

Field trips

Field trips

Gender inequality: occupational segregation of teachers

Gender inequality: occupational segregation of teachers

Textbooks

Textbooks

Grading

Grading

Religious Education

Religious Education

Florida

Florida

Informal Fundraising in Schools

Informal Fundraising in Schools

New Jersey

New Jersey

Tennessee

Tennessee

Drinking, Adolescent and Education

Drinking, Adolescent and Education

North Korea

North Korea

Feeder Patterns/ Catchment Zones

Feeder Patterns/ Catchment Zones

Classroom Language

Classroom Language

Sewell, William

Sewell, William

Coleman, James S.

Coleman, James S.

English as a Second Language

English as a Second Language

Norway

Norway

Weber, Max

Weber, Max

Bahamas

Bahamas

Barbados

Barbados

Cuba

Cuba

Guyana

Guyana

Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago

Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic

Madagascar

Madagascar

Bidwell, Charles

Bidwell, Charles

Kerckhoff, Alan C.

Kerckhoff, Alan C.

Affluent children

Affluent children

Nepal

Nepal

Pakistan

Pakistan

Philippines

Philippines

El Salvador

El Salvador

Morale in Schools

Morale in Schools

Teacher Placement and Staffing

Teacher Placement and Staffing

Failing schools

Failing schools

Missouri

Missouri

Boarding schools

Boarding schools

Colorado

Colorado

Tardiness

Tardiness

Adolescent Sexual Behavior

Adolescent Sexual Behavior

Elementary education

Elementary education

Costa Rica

Costa Rica

Rural schooling

Rural schooling

Higher Education

Higher Education

Iraq

Iraq

Vietnam

Vietnam

Utah

Utah

Theater education

Theater education

Summer school

Summer school

Peru

Peru

Laos

Laos

Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan

Yemen

Yemen

Multiculturalism/multicultural education

Multiculturalism/multicultural education

Bernstein, Basil

Bernstein, Basil

Bloom, Allen (The Closing of the American Mind)

Bloom, Allen (The Closing of the American Mind)

Hermeneutics

Hermeneutics

Adult literacy

Adult literacy

IQ

IQ

Chaos and Complexity Theory

Chaos and Complexity Theory

Abstract/Concrete attitudes

Abstract/Concrete attitudes

Ghana

Ghana

Georgia

Georgia

School size/class size

School size/class size

Student Attachment to School

Student Attachment to School

South Africa

South Africa

Teacher Decision-Making Power

Teacher Decision-Making Power

International College partnerships (sister colleges)

International College partnerships (sister colleges)

Taiwan

Taiwan

Credit for Work Experience

Credit for Work Experience

Teacher Recruitment, Induction, and Retention

Teacher Recruitment, Induction, and Retention

European Union

European Union

Mobility (contest vs sponsored)

Mobility (contest vs sponsored)

Greece

Greece

Ecuador

Ecuador

Australia

Australia

Palestinian territories

Palestinian territories

Sweden

Sweden

Libya

Libya

Russia

Russia

Guam, U.S. Virgin Islands

Guam, U.S. Virgin Islands

Lebanon

Lebanon

Switzerland

Switzerland

Venezuela

Venezuela

Guatemala

Guatemala

Honduras

Honduras

Denmark

Denmark

Syria

Syria

Illinois

Illinois

Iowa

Iowa

Alabama

Alabama

Kentucky

Kentucky

Mississippi

Mississippi

North Carolina

North Carolina

Thailand

Thailand

Bulgaria

Bulgaria

Hungary

Hungary

Chile

Chile

Romania

Romania

Baccalaureate Education, Pre-International

Baccalaureate Education, Pre-International

Brookover, Wilbur B.

Brookover, Wilbur B.

Early graduates

Early graduates

Massachusetts

Massachusetts

Music education

Music education

New Hampshire

New Hampshire

Tournament Track Mobility

Tournament Track Mobility

Ukraine

Ukraine

Minnesota

Minnesota

Wisconsin

Wisconsin

Nicaragua

Nicaragua

Cheerleading Equity Policy

Cheerleading Equity Policy

Algeria

Algeria

Angola

Angola

Paraguay

Paraguay

Delaware

Delaware

Kansas

Kansas

Maine

Maine

Montana

Montana

Nebraska

Nebraska

Nevada

Nevada

New Mexico

New Mexico

Oklahoma

Oklahoma

Oregon

Oregon

Rhode Island

Rhode Island

Vermont

Vermont

Morocco

Morocco

Belgium

Belgium

Czech Republic and Slovakia

Czech Republic and Slovakia

Idaho

Idaho

North Dakota

North Dakota

Portugal

Portugal

South Dakota

South Dakota

Wyoming

Wyoming

Iran

Iran

Credit for Work Experience, High School Students

Credit for Work Experience, High School Students

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Sociology of Education

An A-to-Z Guide


April 2013 | 1056 pages | Sage US

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The sociology of education is a rich interdisciplinary field that studies schools as their own social world as well as their place within the larger society. The field draws contributions from education, sociology, human development, family studies, economics, politics and public policy. Sociology of Education: An A-to-Z Guide introduces students to the social constructions of our educational systems and their many players, including students and their peers, teachers, parents, the broader community, politicians and policy makers. The roles of schools, the social processes governing schooling, and impacts on society are all critically explored. Despite an abundance of textbooks and specialized monographs, there are few up-to-date reference works in this area.

Features & Benefits:
  • 335 signed entries fill 2 volumes in print and electronic formats, providing the most comprehensive reference resource available on this topic.
  • Cross-References and Suggestions for Further Reading guide readers to additional resources.
  • A thematic "Reader's Guide" groups related articles by broad topic areas as one handy search feature on the e-Reference platform, which also includes a comprehensive index of search terms, facilitating ease of use by both on-campus students and distance learners.
  • A Chronology provides students with historical perspective on the sociology of education.

Table Of Contents:

  • Sibling Effects in Education
  • Asian Americans
  • Household educational resources
  • Jamaica
  • Extracurricular activities
  • Home schooling
  • Social capital
  • School Choice
  • School/Parent Relationships
  • Attitude-Achievement Paradox
  • Adolescence
  • China
  • Class inequality: achievement
  • Classroom interactions between students
  • Family structure and education
  • Grandparents' Role in Education
  • Hong Kong
  • Parental involvement
  • Postmodernism and Education
  • Parental educational expectations
  • Homework
  • Coleman Report, The
  • Meritocracy
  • Oppositional culture
  • Charter schools
  • Early Childhood
  • Childhood
  • Homeless children
  • Cultural capital
  • Lareau, Annette (Home Advantage)
  • Parental Cultural Capital
  • Student-Teacher Racial Mismatch
  • Connecticut
  • Wealth and Education
  • Educationalization
  • Banking Concept of Education
  • Dewey, John
  • Poland
  • Digital Divide, Digital Capital
  • Immigrant adaptation
  • Immigrants, Children of
  • Cambodia
  • Ethnography
  • Qualitative Research on Education
  • Deskilling of the Teaching Profession
  • Friere, Paulo
  • Gender Theories in Education
  • Hidden curriculum
  • Technology in the classroom
  • Youth Cultures and Subcultures
  • Native American Students
  • Racial inequality: high school dropout rates
  • Argentina
  • Discipline in education
  • Summer Setback
  • Transitions, school
  • Racial Climate on Campus
  • Concerted Cultivation/ Natural Growth
  • Cultural Mainstreamers, Cultural Straddlers, and Non-Compliant Believers
  • Multicultural Navigators
  • Class inequality: high school dropout rates
  • Critical Discourse Analysis
  • Second Chance Education and Alternative Schools
  • Sociocultural Approaches to Cognition and Learning
  • Catholic schools
  • Ethics in education
  • Service Learning
  • Administration of Education
  • Worldwide Education Revolution
  • Ethiopia
  • Maternal education
  • Corporal punishment
  • Globalization
  • Conflict theory of education
  • Waldorf
  • Private schools
  • Japan
  • Neighborhood effects
  • Urban schooling
  • Cultural Capital and Gender
  • Longitudinal studies of education
  • Teacher attrition/burnout
  • Classroom interactions: teachers and students
  • School effects
  • Student Roles in the Classroom
  • Teacher Expectations
  • Racial inequality: achievement
  • Austria
  • School Reentry
  • Montessori
  • Class inequality: college enrollment and completion
  • Racial inequality: college enrollment and completion
  • District of Columbia
  • Same sex education
  • International Bacculareate Education
  • Brown v. Board of Education
  • Gender inequality: college major
  • Critical Theory of Education
  • Life Course Perspective and Education
  • Marx, Karl (Marxism and Education)
  • Sex education
  • Youth Friendship and Conflict in Schools
  • United Kingdom
  • Arkansas
  • Nation at Risk, A
  • Assimilation without Acculturation
  • Gender inequality: college enrollment and completion
  • School Organization
  • Truancy
  • Violence in schools
  • English Proficiency/Fluent English Proficient Students
  • Indiana
  • Disabled students
  • France
  • Germany
  • Popularity in School
  • Special education
  • Leadership in schools
  • Schools as Bureaucracies
  • College Advising
  • Age Grouping of Students
  • Bowles, Samuel and Herbert Gintis (Schooling in Capitalist America)
  • Durkheim, Emile
  • Labor Education
  • Phenemenology, Existentialism and Education
  • Television and education
  • American Samoa
  • MacLeod, Jay (Ain't No Makin' It)
  • Constructivism
  • Rousseau, Jean-Jacques (Emile, or On Education)
  • Black colleges
  • College Transferring
  • Preschool Programs
  • India
  • Educational aspirations/expectations
  • Critical Race Theory in Education
  • Liberal arts education
  • Migrant students
  • Technology education
  • Gifted Education
  • Michigan
  • Race and Cultural Capital
  • Skipping grades
  • Educational policy makers
  • Louisiana
  • No Child Left Behind
  • Voucher programs
  • Multiracial Students
  • On-line Education
  • Racism in education
  • Training of teachers
  • Bangladesh
  • Content and Text Analysis
  • Bilingual education
  • Agricultural education
  • Race sensitive admission policies/affirmative action
  • At-risk students
  • Nigeria
  • Sexism in education
  • Sports and schools
  • Immersion
  • Rwanda
  • Community Colleges
  • Functionalist theory of education
  • Human Capital theory
  • International Data
  • Standardized testing
  • Feminist Critiques of Educational Practices
  • Resistance theory
  • After-school programs
  • Indonesia
  • Dropouts
  • Incarcerated students
  • Turkey
  • Netherlands
  • Mexico
  • Career and Technical Education
  • South Korea
  • Gender inequality: high school dropout rates
  • Student work and educational effects
  • Mexican American Students
  • Black cultural capital
  • Gender and School Sports
  • Ebonics and Education
  • Study abroad
  • School to work transitions
  • Classroom Dynamics
  • Positivism, Antipositivism, and Empiricism
  • Hallinan, Maureen
  • Bell Curve, The (Eugenics and Sociological Responses)
  • Professional Socialization of Teachers
  • Unions of teachers
  • Political Activism (Student) and Student Movements
  • Hauser, Robert
  • Status attainment
  • Intergenerational closure
  • Secondary education
  • Reggio Emilia approach
  • Social role of the teacher
  • Gender inequality: returns to educational investments
  • Women in Math/Science
  • Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Issuss and Schooling
  • Occupational Aspirations/Expectations
  • Magnet Schools
  • Military Involvement/ Military Service
  • Gender inequality: mathematics
  • Feminist Research Methodology
  • Parent Education
  • Cognitive skill/Intellectual skill
  • Ireland
  • Italy
  • Brazil
  • For Profit Education
  • Adult education
  • Prior Learning Assessment
  • Head Start
  • Step-Parent Household Structure and Education
  • Single Parent Household structure and Education
  • General Educational Davelopment (GED)
  • Racial inequality: returns to educational investments
  • Expansion of education
  • Funding of schools
  • Poverty and Education
  • Curriculum Standardization
  • Governmental Influences on Education
  • Research Paradigms in Educational Research
  • Extended Kinship and Education
  • Virginia
  • School Counseling
  • Suspensions
  • High School Exit Exams
  • Egypt
  • Sudan
  • Tanzania
  • Uganda
  • De Facto Tracking
  • Mentoring
  • Guidance Counselors, Role of
  • Overeducation
  • Reading to children
  • Tracking
  • Jordan
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Spain
  • Underqualified Teachers
  • Self Esteem
  • Resource Allocation in Schools
  • Libraries, school
  • Busing
  • Ohio
  • Feminist Critiques of Educational Research
  • Parent-Teacher Associations
  • Epistemological Issues in Educational Research
  • Afghanistan
  • Aggressive Behaviors in Classrooms
  • College Proximity
  • Oakes, Jeanie (Keeping Track)
  • Alaska
  • Savings for College/Education
  • Haiti
  • Working parents
  • Burden of acting white”
  • School catchment zones, politically defined school boundaries
  • California
  • Social Status of Teachers
  • Labor Market effects on education
  • De-Tracking
  • South Carolina
  • Blind students
  • Canada
  • Malaysia
  • Myanmar (Burma)
  • Singapore
  • Texas
  • Year-round school
  • Grade Inflation
  • Maximally Maintained Inequality
  • West Virginia
  • Ability grouping
  • Colombia
  • Drug Use and Education
  • Title Nine
  • Deaf students
  • Diseases and Education (HIV/AIDS, Malaria, TB)
  • Kenya
  • Residential Mobility and Education
  • Finland
  • New York
  • Museums
  • Advanced and Honors Classes
  • Panama
  • Cooled Out
  • Jencks, Christopher
  • ROTC
  • Washington
  • Puerto Rico
  • Pennsylvania
  • School Mobility and Education
  • Advanced Degrees
  • Cameroon
  • Child Care
  • Social Psychological Theories of Teaching
  • Opportunity to Learn Standards
  • Social promotion (being held back a grade/Grade Retention)
  • Hawaii
  • Physical education
  • Maryland
  • Israel
  • Meyer, John
  • Quantitative Research on Education
  • Congo, Democratic Republic of the
  • New Zealand
  • Arizona
  • Policy-Oriented Research
  • Race to the Top
  • Earning Potential and Education
  • Teen Pregnancy and Education
  • Student/teacher ratio
  • Field trips
  • Gender inequality: occupational segregation of teachers
  • Textbooks
  • Grading
  • Religious Education
  • Florida
  • Informal Fundraising in Schools
  • New Jersey
  • Tennessee
  • Drinking, Adolescent and Education
  • North Korea
  • Feeder Patterns/ Catchment Zones
  • Classroom Language
  • Sewell, William
  • Coleman, James S.
  • English as a Second Language
  • Norway
  • Weber, Max
  • Bahamas
  • Barbados
  • Cuba
  • Guyana
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • Dominican Republic
  • Madagascar
  • Bidwell, Charles
  • Kerckhoff, Alan C.
  • Affluent children
  • Nepal
  • Pakistan
  • Philippines
  • El Salvador
  • Morale in Schools
  • Teacher Placement and Staffing
  • Failing schools
  • Missouri
  • Boarding schools
  • Colorado
  • Tardiness
  • Adolescent Sexual Behavior
  • Elementary education
  • Costa Rica
  • Rural schooling
  • Higher Education
  • Iraq
  • Vietnam
  • Utah
  • Theater education
  • Summer school
  • Peru
  • Laos
  • Uzbekistan
  • Yemen
  • Multiculturalism/multicultural education
  • Bernstein, Basil
  • Bloom, Allen (The Closing of the American Mind)
  • Hermeneutics
  • Adult literacy
  • IQ
  • Chaos and Complexity Theory
  • Abstract/Concrete attitudes
  • Ghana
  • Georgia
  • School size/class size
  • Student Attachment to School
  • South Africa
  • Teacher Decision-Making Power
  • International College partnerships (sister colleges)
  • Taiwan
  • Credit for Work Experience
  • Teacher Recruitment, Induction, and Retention
  • European Union
  • Mobility (contest vs sponsored)
  • Greece
  • Ecuador
  • Australia
  • Palestinian territories
  • Sweden
  • Libya
  • Russia
  • Guam, U.S. Virgin Islands
  • Lebanon
  • Switzerland
  • Venezuela
  • Guatemala
  • Honduras
  • Denmark
  • Syria
  • Illinois
  • Iowa
  • Alabama
  • Kentucky
  • Mississippi
  • North Carolina
  • Thailand
  • Bulgaria
  • Hungary
  • Chile
  • Romania
  • Baccalaureate Education, Pre-International
  • Brookover, Wilbur B.
  • Early graduates
  • Massachusetts
  • Music education
  • New Hampshire
  • Tournament Track Mobility
  • Ukraine
  • Minnesota
  • Wisconsin
  • Nicaragua
  • Cheerleading Equity Policy
  • Algeria
  • Angola
  • Paraguay
  • Delaware
  • Kansas
  • Maine
  • Montana
  • Nebraska
  • Nevada
  • New Mexico
  • Oklahoma
  • Oregon
  • Rhode Island
  • Vermont
  • Morocco
  • Belgium
  • Czech Republic and Slovakia
  • Idaho
  • North Dakota
  • Portugal
  • South Dakota
  • Wyoming
  • Iran
  • Credit for Work Experience, High School Students

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