| Description |
1 online resource (x, 337 pages) : illustrations. |
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| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Series |
Routledge advances in sociology ; 12
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Routledge advances in sociology ; 12.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 290-329) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: American educational policy in historical perspective / Karen Albright and Dalton Conley -- The case for family background -- How do parents matter? Income, interactions, and intervention during early childhood / Miriam R. Linver, Allison Sidle Fuligni, and Jeanne Brooks-Gunn -- Family background, education determination, and policy implications: some selected aspects from various countries / Jere R. Behrman -- Young children's achievement in school and socio-economic background / Doris R. Entwisle, Karl L. Alexander, and Linda Steffel Olson -- Exploring family effects -- Macro causes, micro effects: linking public policy, family structure, and educational outcomes / Brian Powell, Regina Werum, and Lala Carr Steelman -- Fathers: an overlooked resource for children's educational success / W. Jean Yeung -- Intergenerational assets and the black/white test score gap / Ariel Kalil, Mary Pattillo, and Monique R. Payne -- Family backgrounds, schooling, and the labor market -- Teenage employment and high school completion / John Robert Warren, Jennifer C. Lee, and Emily Forrest Cataldi -- School-community relationships and the early labor market outcomes of sub-baccalaureate students / Richard Arum and Sandra Way. |
| Summary |
This book looks at the social and economic factors of schooling and will prove an intriguing read for sociologists, social economists and policy-makers alike. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Home and school.
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Home and school. |
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Community and school.
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Community and school. |
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Educational sociology.
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Educational sociology. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Conley, Dalton, 1969-
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Albright, Karen, 1973-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: After the bell. London ; New York : Routledge, 2004 0415308968 (DLC) 2003058643 (OCoLC)52920238 |
| ISBN |
0203180437 (electronic book) |
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9780203180433 (electronic book) |
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9780415308960 |
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0415308968 |
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0415263034 (paperback) |
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0415308968 (cloth) |
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