Control and Differentiation in the Structure of American Education

The report by Coleman, Hoffer and Kilgore on public and private schools is criticized for failing to consider alternative explanations of school effectiveness and for drawing narrow policy implications. We use student body composition to account for public and private school effectiveness as an alte...

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Published in:Sociology of education 1982-04, Vol.55 (2), p.77-88
Main Authors: McPartland, James M., McDill, Edward L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic achievement
Catholic schools
Control/Controls/Controlled
Difference/Differences/Differential/ Differentials/ Differentiation
Educational environment
High schools
Minority group students
Privacy/Private
Private schools
Private sector
Public
Public policy
Public schools
School segregation
School/Schools
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Summary:The report by Coleman, Hoffer and Kilgore on public and private schools is criticized for failing to consider alternative explanations of school effectiveness and for drawing narrow policy implications. We use student body composition to account for public and private school effectiveness as an alternative to the explanation of external constraints on school authorities implied by "Public and Private Schools." We also emphasize the need to consider school admissions practices, which are overlooked in "Public and Private Schools," in evaluating educational policy alternatives.
ISSN:0038-0407
1939-8573
DOI:10.2307/2112289