Children, Schools, And Inequality (Paperback, Revised)

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, retention rates) in light of the socioeconomic variation in schools and neighborhoods, the organizational patterns across elementary schools, and the ways in which family structure intersects with children's school performance. Adding data from the Baltimore Beginning School Study to information culled from the fields of sociology, child development, and education, this book suggests why the gap between the school achievement of poor children and those who are better off has been so difficult to close. Doris Enwistle, Karl Alexander, and Linda Olson show why the first-grade transition--how children negotiate entry into full-time schooling--is a crucial period. They also show that events over that time have repercussions that echo throughout children's entire school careers. Currently the only study of this life transition to cover a comprehensive sample and to suggest straightforward remedies for urban schools, "Children, Schools, and Inequality "can inform educators, practitioners, and policymakers, as well as researchers in the sociology of education and child development.

General

Imprint:	WestviewPress
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	September 1998
First published:	August 1998
Authors:	Doris R. Entwisle
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	255
Edition:	Revised
ISBN-13:	978-0-8133-6651-7
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Education > Philosophy of education Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > General Books > Social sciences > Education > Schools > General
LSN:	0-8133-6651-8
Barcode:	9780813366517

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