''Sociology of Education'' is a peer-reviewed

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that publishes papers in the fields of

Sociology Sociology is a social science that focuses on society, human social behavior, patterns of social relationships, social interaction, and aspects of culture associated with everyday life. It uses various methods of empirical investigation an ...

and

Education Education is a purposeful activity directed at achieving certain aims, such as transmitting knowledge or fostering skills and character traits. These aims may include the development of understanding, rationality, kindness, and honesty ...

. The journal's editor is Linda Renzulli (

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). It has been in publication since 1963 and is currently published by SAGE Publications in association with American Sociological Association.

Publication history

The journal was originally named ''The Journal of Educational Sociology,'' which began publication in 1927, sponsored by the Payne Educational Sociology Foundation of

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. The title was changed to ''Sociology of Education'' in 1963, and became sponsored by the American Sociological Association. The publication changed to a quarterly distribution schedule and continued the volume numbering of its predecessor.Dodson, Dan W. "Valedictory." ''The Journal of Educational Sociology'' 36, no. 9 (1963): 407-09. doi:10.2307/2264603.

Scope

''Sociology of Education'' publishes research that aims to examine how social institutions and individuals' experiences within these institutions affect educational processes and social development. The journal provides a forum for studies in the sociology of education and human social development.

Abstracting and indexing

''Sociology of Education'' is abstracted and indexed in, among other databases:

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, and the Social Sciences Citation Index. According to the ''

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'', its 2019

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is 3.617. In 2017, it ranked 17 out of 238 journals in the category ‘Education & Educational Research’. and 10 out of 146 journals in the category ‘Sociology’.

References

External links

* * {{Official website, http://www.asanet.org/, ASA official website SAGE Publishing academic journals English-language journals American Sociological Association academic journals Publications established in 1963 Quarterly journals Sociology of education Education journals Sociology journals