Research in the Sociology of Education, Volume 12

by Pallas

• ISBN13: 9780762302567
• ISBN10: 0762302569
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-03-21
• Publisher: Elsevier Science & Technology

Summary

The chapters in this volume illustrate the ways in which U.S. sociologists of education continue to plumb the depths of fundamental questions about how schools are organized and consequences of school organization for students and teachers. These studies present new ideas and/or findings in an engaging way, and they attempt to enlarge the audience for sociological research on education. Perhaps even more importantly, however, they generate a host of questions that warrant sustained inquiry by our community. If these authors lead us to think in new ways or to ask new questions, their efforts will have been well-rewarded.

Table of Contents

LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS	vii	(2)
INTRODUCTION	ix
Aaron M. Pallas
REFLECTIONS ON THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF JAMES S. COLEMAN	1	(8)
Maureen T. Hallinan
JAMES S. COLEMAN AND THE PURPOSES OF SCHOOLING	9	(26)
Aaron M. Pallas
THE MATTHEW EFFECT IN AMERICAN EDUCATION	35	(32)
Alan C. Kerckhoff
Elizabeth Glennie
THE CHANGING AMERICAN FAMILY AND STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT TRENDS	67	(36)
Mark Berends
David W. Grissmer
Sheila Nataraj Kirby
Stephanie Williamson
ENGAGEMENT AND ACHIEVEMENT: DIFFERENCES BETWEEN AFRICAN-AMERICAN AND WHITE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS	103	(32)
Becky A. Smerdon
TO TRACK OR NOT TO TRACK? THE SOCIAL EFFECTS OF GENDER AND MIDDLE-SCHOOL TRACKING	135	(30)
Sophia Catsambis
Lynn M. Mulkey
Robert L. Crain
BEYOND THE BATTLE OF THE REQUIREMENTS: ACCOMMODATION AND MOTIVATION IN ADJUSTMENTS IN HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS' GRADING CRITERIA	165	(20)
Gary Natriello
James M. McPartland
THE EFFECTS OF SERVICE PARTICIPATION ON HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS' SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY	185	(26)
Ann Marie R. Power
Vladimir T. Khmelkov
TEACHERS' AFFECTIVE GOALS AND STUDENT OUTCOMES	211	(20)
Elaine M. Allensworth
Stan A. Kaplowitz
LABELING AND LETTING GO: AN ORGANIZATIONAL ANALYSIS OF HOW HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE DISCHARGED AS DROPOUTS	231
Carolyn Riehl