MRI: Differentiation in Distribution of Cultural Capital Through Extracurricular Activities

9310504托马斯这项纵向数据库研究考察了文化资本通过课外活动的分布，以及种族和性别对这一社会过程及其结果的相对影响。它借鉴了布迪厄和帕塞隆的理论，解释了学校通过与其非正式课程结果相关的知识来区分学习机会的互动过程。研究人员将对南方六个城市随机选择的12所废除种族隔离的公立高中进行研究，时间跨度为25年，采用定性和定量的方法，包括学校年鉴的内容分析、学校现场观察、认证报告和访谈。这项研究的结果将有助于教育社会学理论，并将加强关于学校跟踪和支持各种课外活动的决策的知识库。***

9310504 Thomas This study of a longitudinal data base examines the distribution of cultural capital through extracurricular activities and the relative impact of race and gender upon this social process and its outcomes. It draws upon the theories of Bourdieu and Passeron to explain the interactive processes by which schools differentiate learning opportunities through the knowledge associated with their informal curricular outcomes. The researchers will study 12 randomly-selected desegregated public high schools in six southern cities over a retrospective 25 year period, employing both qualitative and quantitative methods, including content analysis of school yearbooks, validated with school site observations, accreditation reports, and interviews. %%% The results of this research will contribute to sociological theories of education, and they will strengthen the knowledge base for policy decisions concerning school tracking and support for various kinds of extracurricular activities. ***