1st Edition
Children, Schools, And Inequality
254 Pages
by
Routledge
256 Pages
by
Routledge
256 Pages
by
Routledge
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Educational sociologists have paid relatively little attention to children in middle childhood (ages 6 to 12), whereas developmental psychologists have emphasized factors internal to the child much more than the social contexts in explaining children's development. Children, Schools, and Inequality redresses that imbalance. It examines elementary school outcomes (e.g., test scores, grades,... Read more
Preface -- Children and Inequality -- The Nature of Schooling -- Low Socioeconomic Status -- Elementary School Organization -- Family Configuration -- The Pluses and Minuses of Being Male -- The Overall Picture -- Appendixes: The Beginning School Study
Biography
Doris R Entwisle, Linda Steffel Olson
