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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instanceOf education study
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 NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
United States Office of Education NERFINISHED
conclusion family background has a strong effect on student achievement
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
secondary schools
fieldOfStudy educational research
sociology of education
impact challenged assumptions about the role of school funding
influenced debates on school desegregation
influenced education policy in the United States
stimulated research on school effects
influenced debates on compensatory education programs
subsequent school effectiveness research
language English
leadAuthor James S. Coleman NERFINISHED
mandatedBy Civil Rights Act of 1964 NERFINISHED
methodology quantitative analysis
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
thousands of schools
shortName Coleman Report NERFINISHED
subject educational inequality
family background
school desegregation
socioeconomic status
student achievement
timePeriodStudied early 1960s

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James Coleman knownFor Coleman Report
subject surface form: James S. Coleman