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OverviewThis new edition contextualizes Lareau's original ethnography in a discussion of the most pressing issues facing educators at the beginning of the new millennium. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Annette LareauPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Edition: 2nd Revised edition Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 23.20cm Weight: 0.415kg ISBN: 9780742501454ISBN 10: 0742501450 Pages: 288 Publication Date: 26 July 2000 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Foreword by Julia Wrigley Social Class and Parent Intervention in Schooling What Do Teachers Want From Parents? Separation Between Family and School: Colton Interconnectedness Between Family and School: Prescott Mothers and Fathers: Gender Differences in Parent Involvement in Schooling Why Does Social Class Influence Parent Involvement in Schooling? Educational Profits: The Positive Impact of Parental Involvement on Children's School Careers Social Class Differences in Inter-Institutional Linkages Appendix: Common Problems in Fieldwork: A Personal EssayReviewsHome Advantage is already a classic in the sociology of education. It is theoretically rich and its findings are profound. It is also a model of excellence for qualitative research methods. -- Adam Gamoran Home Advantage is a marvelous tool for teaching about both the dynamics of school-family linkages and the realities of the process of social research. The book invariably triggers spirited discussions among students, and has a lasting influence on how they think about the sociology of education and about research. -- Aaron M. Pallas Home Advantage is a superb empirical study of family-school relations. The nuanced analysis, especially of the dynamics of social class, has given this work the well-earned status of a classic whose insights are of lasting value. -- Thorne, Barrie An important and timely book about the ways parents are able (and unable) to shape their children's educational experiences... Should be read by all current and future educators ... required reading for students of qualitative research. American Journal Of Sociology Home Advantage is the most compelling empirical illustration I have found of the concept of cultural capital. It is a rich book to teach, and in the stratification course in which I used it, the students considered it the best of the books they were assigned. -- Doug Porpora Home Advantage is already a classic in the sociology of education. It is theoretically rich and its findings are profound. It is also a model of excellence for qualitative research methods. -- Adam Gamoran, University of Wisconsin, Madison Home Advantage is a marvelous tool for teaching about both the dynamics of school-family linkages and the realities of the process of social research. The book invariably triggers spirited discussions among students, and has a lasting influence on how they think about the sociology of education and about research. -- Aaron M. Pallas, professor of sociology and education, Teachers College, Columbia University Home Advantage is a superb empirical study of family-school relations. The nuanced analysis, especially of the dynamics of social class, has given this work the well-earned status of a classic whose insights are of lasting value. -- Barrie Thorne, author of Gender Play: Girls and Boys in School An important and timely book about the ways parents are able (and unable) to shape their children’s educational experiences. . . . Should be read by all current and future educators . . . required reading for students of qualitative research. * American Journal of Sociology * Home Advantage is the most compelling empirical illustration I have found of the concept of cultural capital. It is a rich book to teach, and in the stratification course in which I used it, the students considered it the best of the books they were assigned. -- Doug Porpora, Department of Psychology and Sociology, Drexel University Home Advantage is already a classic in the sociology of education. It is theoretically rich and its findings are profound. It is also a model of excellence for qualitative research methods. -- Adam Gamoran, University of Wisconsin, Madison Home Advantage is a marvelous tool for teaching about both the dynamics of school-family linkages and the realities of the process of social research. The book invariably triggers spirited discussions among students, and has a lasting influence on how they think about the sociology of education and about research. -- Aaron M. Pallas, Michigan State University Home Advantage is a superb empirical study of family-school relations. The nuanced analysis, especially of the dynamics of social class, has given this work the well-earned status of a classic whose insights are of lasting value. -- Barrie Thorne, author of Gender Play: Girls and Boys in School, University of California, Berkeley An important and timely book about the ways parents are able (and unable) to shape their children's educational experiences... Should be read by all current and future educators ... required reading for students of qualitative research. American Journal of Sociology Home Advantage is the most compelling empirical illustration I have found of the concept of cultural capital. It is a rich book to teach, and in the stratification course in which I used it, the students considered it the best of the books they were assigned. -- Doug Porpora, Department of Psychology and Sociology, Drexel University Home Advantage is already a classic in the sociology of education. It is theoretically rich and its findings are profound. It is also a model of excellence for qualitative research methods.--Adam Gamoran Author InformationAnnette Lareau is the Stanley I. Sheerr Professor in the Social Sciences and Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Pennsylvania. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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