🥁 New publication in Sociology of Education (@soceducation.bsky.social) 🥁 Europeans see vocational education and training (VET) as the path for kids who can't cut it in general education. Policymakers must address the downward spiral of declining prestige and attractiveness. 1/10

Putting together your summer plans? Join us in NYC for the ASA 2026 Annual Meeting, August 7-11! Remember, if you are listed on the program, you must register by June1. Get more information about registration here: https://bit.ly/3NmR2hD.

📣New Article Alert📣 Does the gender composition of the classroom impact students’ test scores? This study uses Swedish data containing the history of the gender composition of students’ classrooms to examine gender peer effects on test scores. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... #SOE

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The next ASA Department Leaders webinar, “Equitable Review for Tenure and Promotion,” will be held on Thursday, April 23, 2026, at 4-5 p.m. Eastern and will be a LIVE-ONLY event. For registration link, please contact your DA chair or reach out to rpa@asanet.org. https://bit.ly/48Iw0lh

The 2027 AERA Annual Meeting theme, "Transcending Borders and Boundaries in Education Research: Toward a Beloved Global Community," has been released. Read more about the theme here: www.aera.net/Events-Meeti...

📣New Article Alert📣 How is gender and sexuality institutionalized in higher education? Using longitudinal data collected on a national probability sample, this study examines whether and when HEIs establish LGBTQ resource centers and studies programs. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... #SOE

Contested Diversity? The Institutionalization of LGBTQ-Supportive Features in U.S. Higher Education, 1980 to 2018 - Hannah K. D’Apice, Christine Min Wotipka, 2026

This study seeks to understand the extent of and explanations for the institutionalization of sexuality and gender identity in U.S. higher education institution...

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📣New Article Alert📣 How do students experience alienation within schools? Using over two years of ethnographic fieldwork, this study shows how students’ experience of alienation is linked to an exacting achievement narrative in U.S. schooling. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... #SOEArticle

Are you curious about the academic impact of school spending? 🤔 Check out the policy brief written by @emilyrauscher.bsky.social et al. based on their recent publication in SOE. This study finds school spending improves student achievement, especially for math. #TranslatingResearch #PolicyBrief

📣NEW ARTICLE ALERT!📣 How do students from different social class backgrounds engage with academic advisers? Wei (2026) finds that both middle-class and working-class students were comfortable seeking help to resolve immediate questions and concerns. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... #SOE

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Proposals are due April 1 for RRE Volume 51-- Sitting with the Problem: Reviews of Racialization Processes and Racism in Educational Research. See the full call for proposals here: www.aera.net/Portals/38/R...

‼️New Policy Brief Alert‼️ Check out the policy brief by Hepburn et al. over at the @evictionlab.bsky.social based on their publication in SOE: Policy Brief: evictionlab.org/eviction-and-educational-trajectories Full Article: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00380407251333651 #TranslatingResearch

Losing your home, losing your school: how evictions affect kids' educational trajectories

Kids whose parents face eviction cases are more likely to leave their district, end up in schools with fewer resources, and experience an increase in absences and suspensions.

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📣Introducing our NEW Translating Research Initiative 📣 We highlight the importance of translating our research to a non-academic audience by encouraging SOE authors to write a policy brief. To share your work or receive more information, please get in touch: journals.sagepub.com/home/SOE

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📣New Article Alert📣 Who claims engaged scholarship? Computational text analysis of 138k faculty applications shows women of color stand out, reflecting traditions of public-oriented scholarship despite risks for early-career scholars, and offering new insight into academic gatekeeping in higher ed.

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We have a new paper out in Sociology of Education @soceducation.bsky.social on Intergenerational educational mobility in Scandinavia and the United States. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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

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...

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

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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

📣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.

📣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.

Michel Estefan@mestefan.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Applications are due March 6, 2026. 👉 Apply here (scroll down until you see the “Apply Today!” button): collegepublishing.sagepub.com/instructors/... #ASA2026 #TeachingSociology #SoTL #HigherEd #Pedagogy #sociology @asanews.bsky.social

📣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

📣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.

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 #ASA #ASA2026 #sociology

⏰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. #TBT

📣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. el.sagepub.com/ls/click?upn...

Wishing everyone a restful winter break. ❄️ Join us in the new year for new content, tips, and sociology of education research!🤗

⏰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. journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1... #TBT

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...

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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. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... #NewWork

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