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Peer reviewedRichardson, John G. – Sociology of Education, 1980
Proposes an explanation for the variation among states regarding the date of enactment of compulsory school attendance legislation. The objective is to provide information to researchers as they attempt to interpret different theoretical positions on compulsory schooling. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Attendance, Educational Assessment, Educational History, Educational Legislation
Peer reviewedRichardson, John G.; Hatcher, Brenda Wooden – Work and Occupations: An International Sociological Journal, 1983
Proposes that feminization of public school teaching was determined by (1) the process of state school system formation, increasing demands for economical public education; and (2) cultural restraints on women's work participation. Through regression and path analyses, the effects of these forces on the levels of female teachers is tested for…
Descriptors: Compulsory Education, Economic Factors, Females, Labor Force
Peer reviewedRichardson, John G. – American Journal of Education, 1984
Outlines a model of educational change in state school systems. Argues that the enactment of compulsory attendance marks the formal beginning of a state system and that then the newly-formed institution begins to undergo self-generating change. (KH)
Descriptors: Compulsory Education, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Organizational Development
