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In the first two of this four-volume multidisciplinary work intended to serve as a reference for scholars and students in a variety of fields or as a supplementary text in course on the social foundations of education and the anthropology and sociology of education, the editors present approximately 100 a-to-z entries covering a broad range of topics concerning American secondary education in the modern era. Among the topics included are architecture, assessment in reading and writing, bilingual education, bullying, career development, disabilities, dropouts, faith-based initiatives, gangs, immigrants, inequality, libraries and media centers, motivation, multiculturalism, peer groups and peer culture, prom, reunions, school boards, sexual misconduct by educators, student engagement, teacher certification, transportation, vouchers, and yearbooks. Each article includes a guide to further reading. - Reference & Research Book News

In the first two of this four-volume multidisciplinary work intended to serve as a reference for scholars and students in a variety of fields or as a supplementary text in course on the social foundations of education and the anthropology and sociology of education, the editors present approximately 100 a-to-z entries covering a broad range of topics concerning American secondary education in the modern era. Among the topics included are architecture, assessment in reading and writing, bilingual education, bullying, career development, disabilities, dropouts, faith-based initiatives, gangs, immigrants, inequality, libraries and media centers, motivation, multiculturalism, peer groups and peer culture, prom, reunions, school boards, sexual misconduct by educators, student engagement, teacher certification, transportation, vouchers, and yearbooks. Each article includes a guide to further reading. -Reference & Research Book News

<p> In the first two of this four-volume multidisciplinary work intended to serve as a reference for scholars and students in a variety of fields or as a supplementary text in course on the social foundations of education and the anthropology and sociology of education, the editors present approximately 100 a-to-z entries covering a broad range of topics concerning American secondary education in the modern era. Among the topics included are architecture, assessment in reading and writing, bilingual education, bullying, career development, disabilities, dropouts, faith-based initiatives, gangs, immigrants, inequality, libraries and media centers, motivation, multiculturalism, peer groups and peer culture, prom, reunions, school boards, sexual misconduct by educators, student engagement, teacher certification, transportation, vouchers, and yearbooks. Each article includes a guide to further reading. - <p>Reference & Research Book News

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Kathryn M. Borman is Professor of Anthropology at the University of South Florida and is the principal investigator of research projects housed at the Alliance for Applied Research in Education and Anthropology (AAREA) in the Department of Anthropology. Dr. Borman has extensive experience in educational reform and policy as well as evaluation studies. Currently she is studying the efficacy of an elementary science professional developmental program in a randomized control trial and looking at the effects of college program culture on female and minority student science, technology, engineering, and effects of college program culture on female and minority student science, technology, engineering, and mathematics participation. Additionally, she has been involved in training graduate students for research and taught a variety of courses including anthropology and education, and methods in qualitative analysis. Spencer E. Cahill is Professor, Department of Sociology, University of South Florida. He is the immediate past editor of Social Psychology Quarterly, former co-editor of Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, Past-President of the Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction, and Past-Chair of the American Sociological Association's sections on Children and Youth and on Emotions. He has published articles on a variety of topics in such journals as Social Problems, Social Psychology Quarterly, and Sociological Theory. His current research uses notes authored by and exchanged among adolescents to examine adolescent relationships, identity, and peer cultures. Bridget A. Cotner is Research Associate, at the Alliance for Applied Research in Education and Anthropology, Department of Anthropology, University of South Florida. She is involved in mixed method research in large scale evaluations of reform programs. Current projects focus on all levels of education, from elementary to post-secondary. Her focus is on education reform, policy, and research methods.

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