The research on education philanthropy typically characterizes foundations as practicing either "traditional" or "strategic" philanthropy. These labels are used to indicate divergent ways of thinking about the impact of grants and approaches to grantmaking between the two models. Drawing on a theoretical framework informed by…

Purpose: Agricultural extension services in poor countries often identify opinion leaders based on criteria such as wealth and social status. We explore the effectiveness of this top-down approach by analysing the role of so-called model and nodal farmers in the diffusion of malt barley in a highland community in Ethiopia. Research approach: We…

This paper explores the value of different paradigms to explain dispositions towards mathematics among primary school students from different social backgrounds. As part of a larger project designed to elicit students' thinking and attitudes towards mathematics, we seek to develop an explanatory model for the socially-differentiated outcomes in…

This paper is written to draw attention to the ideal knower and the logic of knowledge embedded in curricula. New logics and new knowers, I argue, are conjured with the hope they will be capable of succeeding in curriculum designers' imagined future. I frame this discussion in terms of debates about the place of knowledge in the sociology of…

The UNESCO Associated Schools Project emphasizes world community, human rights, and international understanding. This article investigates the emergence and global diffusion of the project from 1953 to 2001, estimating the influence of national, regional, and world characteristics on the likelihood of a country adopting a UNESCO school. It also…

This paper focuses on a comparative analysis of the normative and empirical elements of four approaches to political education. The findings generally demonstrate that each approach has dramatically different normative and empirical implications for political education. (KM)

Offers a theory of academic change which links pressures for change with a policy decision to change. The process involves conflict and interest group pressures followed by power exertion, administrative intervention, faculty leadership and compromises negotiated through administrative leadership. The model is compared with alternative models of…

Examines three models for an introductory natural science course and assesses possible contributions of the models to course planning in sociology. The vocational, inquiry, and humanistic models are discussed. The conclusion is that the inquiry and the humanistic models are most relevant to teaching of sociology. (Author/DB)

The five-stage multivariate "Wisconsin model" was used to explain comparative educational and occupational attainment of blacks and whites in a sample of boys studied in 1969 and again in 1974. Socioeconomic status has little explanatory power for blacks. Ambition and high school performance are stronger predictors of attainment for blacks than…

This document is part of a series of chapters described in SO 011 759. Working from the premise that temporal analysis is indispensable for the study of change, the document examines major alternatives in research design of this nature. Five sections focus on the features, advantages, and limitations of temporal analysis. Four designs which…

Presenting a model for the comparative analysis of farm organizations, this paper analyzes the farm firm as a complex organization; identifies key structural dimensions of an agricultural production unit; and reviews various organizational perspectives for their utility in understanding and explaining the behavior of farm operations and farm…

This book seeks to develop sociological theory adequate to deal with the various uses to which racism has been put. How particular political orders apply "scientific" rationalizations, including race, to disguise their true origins in force, violence, and usurpation is demonstrated. Analysis of exploitative conditions starts with an objective…

Proposes ELITE (Everyone Learning with Information Technology) Schools as one remedy to transform schooling for children in special education, particularly institutionally-placed foster care children, many of whom are minority youths. Compares ELITE Schools with other school reform models and discusses technological, psychological, ideological,…

Identifies characteristics of secondary schools that promote academic outcomes among a broad social and racial distribution of students. Compares Catholic and public schools by examining organizational differences between the two sectors. Statistically models the relationship between those features and the social distribution of academic…

This paper focuses on a comparative analysis of the normative and empirical elements of four approaches to political education. The analysis is conducted by identifying the central assumptions, value commitments and the empirical theoretical structure of each approach and by making comparisons across alternatives. The findings of the analysis…