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Record Nr.

UNINA9910449989303321

Titolo

After the bell : family background, public policy, and educational success / / [edited by] Dalton Coley [i.e. Conley] and Karen Albright

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2004

ISBN

0-429-22927-5

0-203-35399-4

1-280-40282-2

9786610402823

0-203-18043-7

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (348 p.)

Collana

Routledge advances in sociology ; ; 12

Altri autori (Persone)

ConleyDalton <1969->

AlbrightKaren <1973->

Disciplina

371.19/2

Soggetti

Home and school

Community and school

Educational sociology

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of contributors; Introduction: American educational policy in historical perspective; The case for family background; How do parents matter? Income, interactions, and intervention during early childhood; Family background, education determination, and policy implications: some selected aspects from various countries; Young children's achievement in school and socio-economic background; Exploring family effects; Macro causes, micro effects: linking public policy, family structure, and educational outcomes

Fathers: an overlooked resource for children's educational successIntergenerational assets and the black/white test score gap; Family backgrounds, schooling, and the labor market; Teenage employment and high school completion; School  community relationships and the early labor market outcomes of sub-baccalaureate students; Bibliography; Index



Sommario/riassunto

Since the publication of the Coleman report in the US many decades ago, it has been widely accepted that the evidence that schools are marginal in the grand scheme of academic achievement is conclusive. Despite this, educational policy across the world remains focused almost exclusively on schools.With contributions from such figures as Jeanne Brooks-Gunn, Doris Entwistle and Richard Arum this book is an important contribution to a debate that has implications across the board in social sciences and policy-making. It will be required reading for students and academics within sociology, eco