Sociology of Education

Editor: David B. Bills, University of Iowa ISSN: 0038-0407 Quarterly: January, April, July, October Mission Statement Selected Articles Online Access Special Issues Editorial Board Subscriptions Advertising Reprint Permissions

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Mission Statement

Sociology of Education provides a forum for studies in the sociology of education and human social development. We publish research that examines how social institutions and individuals' experiences within these institutions affect educational processes and social development. Such research may span various levels of analysis, ranging from the individual to the structure of relations among social and educational institutions. In an increasingly complex society, important educational issues arise throughout the life cycle. The journal presents a balance of papers examining all stages and all types of education at the individual, institutional, and organizational levels. We invite contributions from all methodologies.

Selected Articles

Competitive Food Sales in Schools and Childhood Obesity: A Longitudinal Study Jennifer Van Hook and Claire E. Altman (January 2012)

Parenting and Academic Achievement: Intergenerational Transmission of Educational AdvantageJosipa Roksa and Daniel Potter (October 2011)

Potholes on the Road to College: High School Effects in Shaping Urban Students' Participation in College Application, Four-year College Enrollment, and College Match Melissa Roderick, Vanessa Coca, and Jenny Nagaoka (July 2011)

The Complexities of College for All: Beyond Fairy-tale Dreams James E. Rosenbaum (April 2011)

Racial Mismatch and School Type: Teacher Satisfaction and Retention in Charter and Traditional Public Schools Linda A. Renzulli, Heather Macpherson Parrott, and Irenee R. Beattie (January 2011)

Socioeconomic Disadvantage, School Attendance, and Early Cognitive Development: The Differential Effects of School Exposure Douglas D. Ready (October 2010)

Does Children's Academic Achievement Improve when Single Mothers Marry?Robert L. Wagmiller Jr, Elizabeth Gershoff, Philip Veliz, and Margaret Clements (July 2010)

School Sector and Student Achievement in the Era of Standards Based Reforms William Carbonaro and Elizabeth Covay (April 2010)

After the Bell: Participation in Extracurricular Activities, Classroom Behavior, and Academic AchievementElizabeth Covay and William Carbonaro (January 2010)