Children from a given family background, when put in schools of different social compositions, will achieve at quite different levels.
Particular individuals who might never consider dropping out if they were in a different high school might decide to drop out if they attended a scho… - James S. Coleman
Particular individuals who might never consider dropping out if they were in a different high school might decide to drop out if they attended a scho…
- James S. Coleman
The higher the social class of other students the higher any given student's achievement. - James S. Coleman
The higher the social class of other students the higher any given student's achievement.
It is clear from all these data that the interests of teenagers are not focused around studies, and that scholastic achievement is at most of minor i… - James S. Coleman
It is clear from all these data that the interests of teenagers are not focused around studies, and that scholastic achievement is at most of minor i…
Grades are almost completely relative, in effect ranking students relative to others in their class. Thus extra achievement by one student not only r… - James S. Coleman
Grades are almost completely relative, in effect ranking students relative to others in their class. Thus extra achievement by one student not only r…
Children from a given family background, when put in schools of different social compositions, will achieve at quite different levels. - James S. Coleman
In every school, more boys wanted to be remembered as a star athlete than as a brilliant student. - James S. Coleman
In every school, more boys wanted to be remembered as a star athlete than as a brilliant student.
Cultural dominance of middle-class norms prevail in middle-class schools with a teacher teaching toward those standards and with students striving to… - James S. Coleman
Cultural dominance of middle-class norms prevail in middle-class schools with a teacher teaching toward those standards and with students striving to…
As an example, one of the schools I have been studying is too small to compete effectively in most sports, but participates with vigor each year in t… - James S. Coleman
As an example, one of the schools I have been studying is too small to compete effectively in most sports, but participates with vigor each year in t…
I'd propose that each central-city child should have an entitlement from the state to attend any school in the metropolitan area outside his own dist… - James S. Coleman
I'd propose that each central-city child should have an entitlement from the state to attend any school in the metropolitan area outside his own dist…
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