Handbook of the Sociology of Education in the 21st Century 1st edition by Barbara 3319766945 9783319766942

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• ISBN 10: 3319766945
• ISBN 13: 9783319766942
• Author: Barbara

This handbook unifies access and opportunity, two key concepts of sociology of education, throughout its 25 chapters. It explores today’s populations rarely noticed, such as undocumented students, first generation college students, and LGBTQs; and emphasizing the intersectionality of gender, race, ethnicity and social class. Sociologists often center their work on the sources and consequences of inequality. This handbook, while reviewing many of these explanations, takes a different approach, concentrating instead on what needs to be accomplished to reduce inequality. A special section is devoted to new methodological work for studying social systems, including network analyses and school and teacher effects. Additionally, the book explores the changing landscape of higher education institutions, their respective populations, and how labor market opportunities are enhanced or impeded by differing postsecondary education pathways. Written by leading sociologists and rising stars in thefield, each of the chapters is embedded in theory, but contemporary and futuristic in its implications. This Handbook serves as a blueprint for identifying new work for sociologists of education and other scholars and policymakers trying to understand many of the problems of inequality in education and what is needed to address them.

Table of contents:

Part I. Families, Schools, and Educational Opportunity

1. Family, Schooling, and Cultural Capital

2. Power, Relationships, and Trust in Sociological Research on Homes, Schools, and Communities

3. Schools and Inequality: Implications from Seasonal Comparison Research

Part II. The Changing Demographics of Social Inequality

4. Race, Class, and Theories of Inequality in the Sociology of Education

5. Educational Achievement and Attainment Differences Among Minorities and Immigrants

6. Gender and Racial/Ethnic Differences in Educational Outcomes: Examining Patterns, Explanations, and New Directions for Research

7. Undocumented Youth and Local Contours of Inequality

8. Sociological Perspectives on First-Generation College Students

9. School Experiences and Educational Opportunities for LGBTQ Students

Part III. The Social Organization of Schooling and Opportunities for Learning

10. School Choice and Learning Opportunities

11. Curricular Differentiation and Its Impact on Different Status Groups Including Immigrants and Students with Disabilities

12. Teaching Quality

13. Social Networks and Educational Opportunity

14. The Social Contexts of High Schools

15. Work Intensity and Academic Success

Part IV. Educational Opportunities and the Transition into Adulthood

16. Students’ Educational Pathways: Aspirations, Decisions, and Constrained Choices Along the Education Lifecourse

17. Student Experiences in College

18. The Community College Experience and Educational Equality: Theory, Research, and Policy

19. College-for-All: Alternative Options and Procedures

20. The Future of Higher Education: What’s the Life Course Got to Do with It?

Part V. Sociological Perspectives on Accountability and Evaluation

21. Accountability, Achievement, and Inequality in American Public Schools: A Review of the Literature

22. Methods for Examining the Effects of School Poverty on Student Test Score Achievement

23. School and Teacher Effects

24. Experimental Evidence on Interventions to Improve Educational Attainment at Community Colleges

25. Research–Practice Partnerships in Education

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