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

Systematic Sorting: Teacher Characteristics and Class Assignments Demetra Kalogrides, Susanna Loeb, and Tara Be´teille (April 2013)

Juvenile Arrest and Collateral Educational Damage in the Transition to Adulthood David S. Kirk and Robert J. Sampson (January 2013)

Community Colleges, Budget Cuts, and Jobs: The Impact of Community Colleges on Employment Growth in Rural U.S. Counties, 1976-2004 Andrew Crookston and Gregory Hooks (October 2012)

Intergenerational Educational Effects of Mass Imprisonment in America John Hagan and Holly Foster (July 2012)

Only Here for the Day: The Social Integration of Minority Students at a Majority White High School Megan M. Holland (April 2012)

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)