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The Accidental Sociologist of Education

How My Life in Schools Became My Research

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The arc of my intellectual journey as a scholar is captured by the title of the chapter, The Accidental Sociologist of Education: How My Life in Schools Became My Research. For much of the journey I essentially stumbled along the pathway of a scholarly career. Until the last decade I rarely deliberately chose a direction. My research has always critically examined how schools’ institutional arrangements, policies and practices contribute either to the transformation or reproduction of social and educational inequality associated with race, ethnicity, gender, and social class.

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  1. University of North Carolina, Charlotte, USA

    Roslyn Arlin Mickelson

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  1. Rutgers University-Newark, USA

    Alan R. Sadovnik

  2. Guttman Community College, City University of New York, USA

    Ryan W. Coughlan

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Mickelson, R.A. (2016). The Accidental Sociologist of Education. In: Sadovnik, A.R., Coughlan, R.W. (eds) Leaders in the Sociology of Education. Leaders in Educational Studies. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-717-7_10

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