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Preface ix
Part I Introduction
1 Perplexing Problems in American Schooling 3
Schools in Crisis 3
The Need for Educational Sociology 17
Applying Sociological Theory to Education 18
The Development of American Schooling 28
Does Schooling Really Matter? 31
Part II Previous Explanations for Unequal Achievement
2 Explaining Unequal Achievement 37
The Problem of Unequal Achievement 37
Employing Sociological Theory to Explain Unequal Achievement 40
Three Explanations of Unequal Achievement 41
Conclusions 59
Part III The Role of Family
3 Explaining Unequal Achievement: The Family 63
The Importance of Family Background 63
The Concept of Cultural Capital 65
The Concept of Social Capital 68
Family Characteristics and Academic Achievement 69
Parental Involvement and Academic Achievement 93
Part IV The Role of the School
4 Exploring Unequal Achievement: Differences Between Schools 101
The Fundamental Belief in American Schooling 101
The Challenge to Excellence and Access 102
Differences Between Schools and Academic Achievement 106
Contextual Issues-School and Class Size, Racial and SES Context of the School, Single Gender Schools and Classes 117
5 Explaining Unequal Achievement: Within-School Differences 129
The Significance of Within-School Differences 129
Tracking: A Prime Factor in Unequal Achievement 131
Getting on Track: Is Achievement Related to Specific Track Structure? 135
Tracking Outcomes 139
The Legality of Tracking 147
Conclusions/Implications for Educational Policy 149
Part V A Theoretical Synthesis
6 Explaining Unequal Achievement in School: A Theoretical Synthesis 157
Previous Explanations ofUnequal Achievement 157
Toward a Theoretical Synthesis 161
The Social Construction of Reality 165
Labeling Theory 167
Teacher Expectations 171
The Process of Becoming an Underachiever 182
Part VI Conclusions and Discussion
7 Where Do We Go From Here? Discussion and Policy Implications 187
Solving the Problem of Unequal Achievement 187
What Can Schools Do? Effective Schools Research 189
What Can Families Do? 205
What Can Governments Do? 206
Conclusion 207
Glossary 209
Bibliography 217
Index 241
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