Handbook of the Sociology of Education in the 21st Century

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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.  
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.  
Provides holistic coverage of the role of the family in their children’s education from pre-school through postsecondary education Pays attention to the changes in the organization of schooling including variations in types of schools and their links and consequences on various student outcomes Provides comprehensive and deeper focus on the changing landscape of higher education institutions and their respective populations

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Barbara Schneider

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Changing Landscape of Higher Education Community College Intervention Early Childhood Experiences through High School Educational Policy and Sociology of Education Teachers Efforts to Construct School Interventions in K-16 Family Structure for Children's Well-Being Improve Educational Opportunities for Minority Students Mechanisms of Change in Educational Systems Methodological Advances for Studying the Social Context Role of Parents in School Improvement School Interventions and School Partnerships Social and Emotional Learning Teacher Performance Assessment Transitioning Into Adulthood Young Adulthood and Labor Market Choices

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