Coleman Report
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The Coleman Report is a landmark 1966 sociological study of U.S. education that concluded family background and socioeconomic factors have a greater impact on student achievement than school resources.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
education study
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government report ⓘ landmark study ⓘ sociological study ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Equality of Educational Opportunity study NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | James S. Coleman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | large-scale national survey of students and schools ⓘ |
| coAuthor |
Alexander M. Mood
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Carol J. Hobson NERFINISHED ⓘ Ernest Q. Campbell NERFINISHED ⓘ Frederic D. Weinfeld NERFINISHED ⓘ James McPartland NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert L. York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
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United States Office of Education NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conclusion |
family background has a strong effect on student achievement
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peer composition of schools affects student outcomes ⓘ school resources have comparatively less impact on achievement ⓘ socioeconomic factors have a strong effect on student achievement ⓘ |
| countryOfFocus | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educationLevelCovered |
elementary schools
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secondary schools ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
educational research
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sociology of education ⓘ |
| impact |
challenged assumptions about the role of school funding
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influenced debates on school desegregation ⓘ influenced education policy in the United States ⓘ stimulated research on school effects ⓘ |
| influenced |
debates on compensatory education programs
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subsequent school effectiveness research ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadAuthor | James S. Coleman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mandatedBy | Civil Rights Act of 1964 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| methodology |
quantitative analysis
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standardized test score analysis ⓘ |
| officialTitle | Equality of Educational Opportunity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policyContext | Civil Rights Act of 1964 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1966 ⓘ |
| publisher | U.S. Government Printing Office NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sampleSize |
over 500000 students
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thousands of schools ⓘ |
| shortName | Coleman Report NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
educational inequality
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family background ⓘ school desegregation ⓘ socioeconomic status ⓘ student achievement ⓘ |
| timePeriodStudied | early 1960s ⓘ |
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James S. Coleman