Mission Statement
The purpose of the Section on Sociology of Education is to foster the development of this aspect of sociology and its application through the study of the ways in which formal schooling influences individuals and the ways society affects educational institutions.
Section Officers, 2008-2009
Chair: Claudia Buchmann, Ohio State University
Chair-Elect: Brian Powell, Indiana University
Past Chair: Steven G. Brint, University of California-Riverside
Secretary-Treasurer: Suet-ling Pong, Pennsylvania State University
Council:
James W. Ainsworth, Georgia State University
Amy, Binder, University of California-San Diego
Eric Grodsky, University of California-Davis
Meredith Phillips, University of California-Los Angeles
Catherine Riegle-Crumb, University of Texas
Ruth N. Lopez Turley, University of Wisconsin
Webmaster: Carl M. Schmitt, U.S. Department of Education
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