Product Description: In this work, the author navigates the reader through the wake of one school district's attempt to desegregate its schools according to socioeconomic status. The study uncovers the ways that teachers' leadership styles, tasks and reward structures affect students' peer relations...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Drawing on several principles of sociological theory, James S. Coleman and his colleagues construct a new design for American schooling. The authors present compelling evidence on the deficits of our educational system compared to other countries, arguing that the problems are the result of inappropriate incentives for teachers, students, and parents...read more