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Direct linkNoble, John; Davies, Peter – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 2010
This article responds to criticisms, put forward by Harrison and Waller in this issue, of an earlier paper by Noble and Davies. In particular, we argue that our interpretation of earlier quantitative research is correct, that Harrison and Waller have misconstrued the purpose of our previous paper and the analysis it contains, and that they…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Social Class, Statistical Analysis
Gorard, Stephen; Smith, Emma – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 2008
In "British Journal of Sociology of Education" Volume 29 number 3, 2008, Connolly presented what he termed a "critical review" of some of our previous work on the relative attainment of male and female students in UK schools. He proposed three general areas for criticism--our use of attainment gaps, our consideration of…
Descriptors: Educational Sociology, Underachievement, Academic Achievement, Criticism
Nash, Roy – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 2006
Although Boudons distinction between primary and secondary effects, and its associated rational action models of inequality of educational opportunity, have been more influential in the field of social stratification and mobility than in the sociology of education, there is good reason to reconsider the theoretical and practical implications of…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Access to Education, Social Stratification, Educational Sociology
Peer reviewedTroyna, Barry – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 1984
Conventional wisdom about the differential performance of White, Asian, and Afro-Caribbean pupils in the United Kingdom are challenged. Examined are the way in which the notion of underachievement has been conceptualized in research studies and literature reviews and how the evidence for Black underachievement has been generated and presented. (RM)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Asian Americans, Black Students, Comparative Education
Peer reviewedCarrier, James G. – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 1984
An analysis of naturalistic educational psychology and sociological Marxist explanations of unequal educational performance shows that the debate is shaped by a fundamental theme in Western culture: the nature-culture opposition. Educational performance is influenced by the social and political interests of educators and researchers and by more…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cultural Influences, Educational Psychology, Educational Sociology
Peer reviewedNash, Roy – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 2001
Cites studies that show that environmental effects on ability test scores and school attainment are welcomed, while ability is regarded as a social construct. Asserts that an account of cognitive socialization based on the work of Bernstein and Vygotsky would represent an advance in explaining social differences in educational attainment.…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Cognitive Development, Educational Attainment
