Sociology of Education, ASA journal

📣New Work Wednesday! 📣

Free to read + podcast! Garrett Baker, David S. Kirk, + Robert J. Sampson offer new insights into how juvenile arrest affects college attainment + impacts inequality in the U.S. Access the article and Baker’s podcast discussion: https://bit.ly/46Xm2Mn @soceducation.bsky.social @journals.sagepub.com

AERA Annual Meeting to Gather Education Researchers for Five Days of Ideas and Engagement AERA Annual Meeting to Gather Education Researchers for Five Days of Ideas and Engagement

In less than two months, education researchers from across the U.S. and around the world will convene for #AERA2026 - read about the major events to check out here! www.aera.net/Newsroom/AER...

Get the advice you’ve been looking for! Sociology teachers looking for guidance on how to navigate today's academic landscape, join the ASA webinar w/ Ashley Rondini @ashley-c-rondini.bsky.social + Michel Estefan @mestefan.bsky.social. Free for ASA members! Feb 26, 4 pm EST. https://bit.ly/4aLlWcO

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📣New Work Wednesday📣

Bringing together the literatures on recognition and educational resistance, this study argues that recognition of stigmatized educational groups by school-invested students may serve as an important form of educational resistance.

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📣New Work Wednesday📣

Using data from a factorial survey experiment conducted with German high school students in their final year of school, this study applied random-intercept regression models to investigate the causal effect of study program features on enrollment intentions.

The Sage College Publishing Keith Roberts Teaching Innovations Award is designed to support the next generation of sociology scholars and teachers who are committed to teaching and learning sociology.

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📣New Work Wednesday📣

Sociologists have long debated the role of higher education in shaping individuals’ meritocratic beliefs, yet few have examined how these beliefs evolve over time. This study addresses that gap by analyzing shifts in meritocratic beliefs among college students in China.

Sociology is at a crossroads, but you have the power to make a difference! Your membership in ASA helps ensure the strength of the discipline. Please join or renew by 11:59 pm ET Feb. 12 for a chance to win one of five $100 VISA gift cards. https://bit.ly/Winter26Drive

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📣New Work Wednesday📣

How does education–occupation mismatch shape racial/ethnic labor market inequality among highly educated workers? This study uses longitudinal data to examine the labor market consequences of racialized signaling, analyzing vertical and horizontal dimensions of mismatch.

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New Work Wednesday!

In this study, scholars bridge institutional logics with theory on teacher professional identity to empirically examine the deeply institutionalized, taken-for-granted ways U.S. society has come to think of teaching which are internalized by PK–12 teachers.

You’ve done the research, written and revised, now share your results at the ASA 2026 Annual Meeting! The online portal for submissions is open for papers/extended abstracts, courses, precons, symposiums, and workshops. Submit by Feb. 25. https://bit.ly/ASA26portal

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⏰Throwback Thursday ⏰

Do students' enrollment in private schools change levels of racial segregation across urban school districts?

This study compares the actual racial composition of schools with the racial composition of school-aged children living in the corresponding attendance areas.

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📣New Article Alert!📣

This study leverages Illinois administrative records over 25 years to provide estimates of whether an officially recorded juvenile arrest lingers beyond high school through college completion.

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Wishing everyone a restful winter break. ❄️

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The Connection Between Academic Failure and Adolescent Drinking in Secondary School - Robert Crosnoe, 2006 Academic failure and drinking are both problematic aspects of the adolescent stage of the life course, and the connection between these two behaviors can disrup...

⏰Throwback Article Thursday⏰

This study determines whether academic failure was a risk factor for adolescent drinking, and vice versa, and then to identify the mechanisms underlying these two longitudinal associations.

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✨New Work Wednesday ✨

This study bridges institutional logics with theory on teacher professional identity to empirically examine the deeply institutionalized, taken-for-granted ways U.S. society has come to think of teaching using survey data.

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✍️Editor Tip Tuesday✍️

Authors may submit papers with color graphics. However, there is a significant cost associated with publishing papers with color graphics, which is borne by the author. Thus, black-and-white is usually the best option.

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📩Message Monday 📩

We want to thank the following outgoing Editorial Board members for their service to the journal: Ebony Bridwell-Mitchell, Rebecca Cruz, Nilda Flores-Gonzalez, Chantal Hailey, Yader Lanuza, Ed Morris, Chandra Muller, Lara Perez-Felkner and Richard Welsh.

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✨️Fresh Take Friday✨️

Check out a new member of the SoE editorial board: Jennifer L. Jennings. She is a Professor at Princeton University. Her research interests are racial, socioeconomic, and gender disparities in educational and health outcomes.

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Girls Behaving Badly? Race, Gender, and Subjective Evaluation in the Discipline of African American Girls - Edward W. Morris, Brea L. Perry, 2017 School disciplinary processes are an important mechanism of inequality in education. Most prior research in this area focuses on the significantly higher rates ...

⏰️Throwback Article Thursday⏰️

Black girls are 3x more likely than white girls to be disciplined in school—often for subjective infractions like 'disobedience' or dress code violations. This study reveals that school discipline isn’t just about behavior.

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📣New Work Wednesday📣

This article presents evidence on linear, nonlinear, and cumulative gender peer effects on test scores. The study utilizes data containing the history of the gender composition of students’ classrooms over multiple grades.

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✍️Editor Tip Tuesday! ✍️

Sociology of Education does not publish research notes, due to page limits. But many sociology journals do (e.g., Demography, Journal of Marriage and Family). Consider whether your paper is a good fit for this format.

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📩 Message Sharing Monday📩

Want to know what is going on at ASA @asanews.bsky.social? Check out new events and opportunities on the ASA Calendar! Visit www.asanet.org/calendar to stay up-to-date with events and deadlines of interest to sociologists.

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