It is clear from all these data that the interests of teenagers are not focused around studies, and that scholastic achievement is… — James S. Coleman Achievement Copy Share Image
Schools are successful only insofar as they reduce the dependence of a child's opportunities upon his social origins. — James S. Coleman Children Copy Share Image
Children from a given family background, when put in schools of different social compositions, will achieve at quite different levels. — James S. Coleman Achieve Copy Share Image
For to change the norms, the very foci of attention, of a cultural system is a difficult task - far more complex… — James S. Coleman Attention Copy Share Image
The higher the social class of other students the higher any given student's achievement. — James S. Coleman Achievement Copy Share Image
Particular individuals who might never consider dropping out if they were in a different high school might decide to drop out if… — James S. Coleman Boy and girl Copy Share Image
The present structure of rewards in high schools produces a response on the part of an adolescent social system which effectively impedes… — James S. Coleman Boots Copy Share Image
A child's learning is a function more of the characteristics of his classmates than those of the teacher. — James S. Coleman Characteristics Copy Share Image
The educational resources provided by a child's fellow students are more important for his achievement than are the resources provided by the… — James S. Coleman Achievement Copy Share Image
It is one thing to take as a given that approximately 70 percent of an entering high school freshman class will not… — James S. Coleman Children Copy Share Image
Cultural dominance of middle-class norms prevail in middle-class schools with a teacher teaching toward those standards and with students striving to maintain… — James S. Coleman Class Copy Share Image
In every school, more boys wanted to be remembered as a star athlete than as a brilliant student. — James S. Coleman Athlete Copy Share Image
As an example, one of the schools I have been studying is too small to compete effectively in most sports, but participates… — James S. Coleman Competition Copy Share Image
There are many examples in high schools which show something about the effects such competition might have. — James S. Coleman About Copy Share Image
The results indicate that heterogeneity of race and heterogeneity of family educational background can increase the achievement of children from weak educational… — James S. Coleman Achievement Copy Share Image
In a high school, the norms act to hold down the achievements of those who are above average, so that the school's… — James S. Coleman Above average Copy Share Image
I'd propose that each central-city child should have an entitlement from the state to attend any school in the metropolitan area outside… — James S. Coleman Children Copy Share Image
Grades are almost completely relative, in effect ranking students relative to others in their class. Thus extra achievement by one student not… — James S. Coleman Achievement Copy Share Image
If we refuse to accept as inevitable the irresponsibility and educational unconcern of the adolescent culture, then this poses a serious challenge. — James S. Coleman Accepting Copy Share Image
