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Check out a new member of the SoE editorial board: Lauren Schudde is an Associate Professor at University of Texas-Austin. She studies how to ameliorate social inequities in the United States through higher education policy.
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Check out a new member of the SoE editorial board: Lauren Schudde is an Associate Professor at University of Texas-Austin. She studies how to ameliorate social inequities in the United States through higher education policy.
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Using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, this study revealed that the number of classes failed in one year predicted alcohol use a year later more than early alcohol use predicted later class failures.
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Using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, this study revealed that the number of classes failed in one year predicted alcohol use a year later more than early alcohol use predicted later class failures.
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This article presents evidence on linear, nonlinear, and cumulative gender peer effects on test scores. The study utilizes exceptional Swedish data containing the history of the gender composition of students’ classrooms from first to ninth grade.
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This article presents evidence on linear, nonlinear, and cumulative gender peer effects on test scores. The study utilizes exceptional Swedish data containing the history of the gender composition of students’ classrooms from first to ninth grade.
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Editor Tip Tuesday! Authors should use endnotes sparingly in the main text of their paper. Too many endnotes distract the reader and can undermine the continuity of the text.
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Editor Tip Tuesday! Authors should use endnotes sparingly in the main text of their paper. Too many endnotes distract the reader and can undermine the continuity of the text.
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Teachers matter! If you know someone who has made outstanding contributions to teaching sociology and the scholarship of teaching in sociology, nominate them for the ASA 2026 Distinguished Contributions to Teaching Award. Deadline is January 1, 2026.
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Teachers matter! If you know someone who has made outstanding contributions to teaching sociology and the scholarship of teaching in sociology, nominate them for the ASA 2026 Distinguished Contributions to Teaching Award. Deadline is January 1, 2026.
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Check out a new member of the SoE editorial board: Anthony Abraham Jack. He is an Associate Professor at Boston University. His research documents the overlooked diversity among lower-income undergraduates.
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Check out a new member of the SoE editorial board: Anthony Abraham Jack. He is an Associate Professor at Boston University. His research documents the overlooked diversity among lower-income undergraduates.
www.bu.edu/wheelock/pro...
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This study identifies five dimensions of within-school differentiation—curriculum, pedagogy, assessment, grouping, and climate—and examines how they intersect to shape educational outcomes.
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This study identifies five dimensions of within-school differentiation—curriculum, pedagogy, assessment, grouping, and climate—and examines how they intersect to shape educational outcomes.
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Drawing on over two years of ethnographic fieldwork in two disparate suburban high schools, this study shows how students’ experience of alienation is linked to an exacting achievement narrative in U.S. schooling.
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Drawing on over two years of ethnographic fieldwork in two disparate suburban high schools, this study shows how students’ experience of alienation is linked to an exacting achievement narrative in U.S. schooling.
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If you use AI to help write your paper, please be sure to disclose to us how it was used when you submit your paper. This should also be disclosed in the “Acknowledgements” section if the paper is published.
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If you use AI to help write your paper, please be sure to disclose to us how it was used when you submit your paper. This should also be disclosed in the “Acknowledgements” section if the paper is published.
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Amy Hsin is a Professor at the University of Notre Dame. Her work examines how structural forces shape educational outcomes, labor market trajectories and family life.
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Amy Hsin is a Professor at the University of Notre Dame. Her work examines how structural forces shape educational outcomes, labor market trajectories and family life.
keough.nd.edu/about/facult...
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This article examines how schools' racial and ethnic mix of students and teachers influences black, white, and Latino students' occupational expectations, educational aspirations, and concrete attitudes.
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This article examines how schools' racial and ethnic mix of students and teachers influences black, white, and Latino students' occupational expectations, educational aspirations, and concrete attitudes.
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Using in-depth interviews, this study examines exclusion and the persistence of STEM disparities for underrepresented minority (URM) students at one diverse college campus.
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Using in-depth interviews, this study examines exclusion and the persistence of STEM disparities for underrepresented minority (URM) students at one diverse college campus.
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“(results not shown)” and “(available upon request)” are a thing of the past. On-line appendices are the best way to include supplementary findings in your paper. They don’t count against your word count at any stage of the review process.
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“(results not shown)” and “(available upon request)” are a thing of the past. On-line appendices are the best way to include supplementary findings in your paper. They don’t count against your word count at any stage of the review process.
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Check out these Sociology of Education Student Spotlights! sites.google.com/view/sociolo...
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Check out a new member of the SoE editorial board! Hanna Dumont is a Professor at the University of Potsdam. She examines the processes in families and schools that lead to differences in students’ cognitive and motivational development.
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Check out a new member of the SoE editorial board! Hanna Dumont is a Professor at the University of Potsdam. She examines the processes in families and schools that lead to differences in students’ cognitive and motivational development.
www.uni-potsdam.de/en/edpsy/han...
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By scapegoating 'redneck' students, schools deny systemic racism while ignoring deep racial & class inequalities. This ethnographic study shows how this deflection maintains the status quo.
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By scapegoating 'redneck' students, schools deny systemic racism while ignoring deep racial & class inequalities. This ethnographic study shows how this deflection maintains the status quo.
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Is teaching a calling, a profession, or labor? This study maps how 3 institutional logics—an accountability logic, a democratic logic, and a moral calling logic—shape teachers’ identities.
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Is teaching a calling, a profession, or labor? This study maps how 3 institutional logics—an accountability logic, a democratic logic, and a moral calling logic—shape teachers’ identities.
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Before submitting, please consider whether your manuscript is a good fit for Sociology of Education. A major reason why papers are desk-rejected is a lack of engagement with sociological theory and/or research in our subfield.
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Before submitting, please consider whether your manuscript is a good fit for Sociology of Education. A major reason why papers are desk-rejected is a lack of engagement with sociological theory and/or research in our subfield.
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Read a fantastic sociology of education book lately?
Nominate that author for the ASA 2026 Distinguished Scholarly Book Award. Deadline is January 1, 2026.
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Read a fantastic sociology of education book lately?
Nominate that author for the ASA 2026 Distinguished Scholarly Book Award. Deadline is January 1, 2026.
www.asanet.org/about/awards...
Check out a new member of the SoE editorial board member. Vanessa Delgado is a Assistant Professor at Washington State University. She explores the incorporation pathways and educational experiences of Latino/a families.
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Check out a new member of the SoE editorial board member. Vanessa Delgado is a Assistant Professor at Washington State University. She explores the incorporation pathways and educational experiences of Latino/a families.
soc.wsu.edu/faculty/wsu-...
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Are school shootings examples of organizational deviance?
Using data from two schools that experienced shootings, the authors show how the organizational factors of schools can lead to the loss of information about troubled students.
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Are school shootings examples of organizational deviance?
Using data from two schools that experienced shootings, the authors show how the organizational factors of schools can lead to the loss of information about troubled students.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
This study examines how specific study program features affect enrollment intentions. Findings suggest that adjusting program content, flexibility, and support services enhances those intentions.
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This study examines how specific study program features affect enrollment intentions. Findings suggest that adjusting program content, flexibility, and support services enhances those intentions.
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