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About the Sociology of Education format

Sociology of Education is a peer-reviewed journal published by SAGE, covering School Choice and Performance, Higher Education Research Studies, Parental Involvement in Education.

PublisherSAGE
Reference styleAuthor–year (Harvard)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Sociology of Education, 12(3), pp. 45–58.

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Publishes research inSchool Choice and Performance Higher Education Research Studies Parental Involvement in Education Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies Early Childhood Education and Development
ISSN0038-0407
Citation impact (2-yr)2.5
h-index193
i10-index1,040
Total citations122,861
Top institutions publishing hereStanford University
Journal websitesoe.sagepub.com
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Papers published in Sociology of Education per year

19
2014
20
2015
24
2016
22
2017
21
2018
22
2019
35
2020
22
2021
19
2022
24
2023
17
2024
21
2025

Citation impact of Sociology of Education by publication year

1.5K
2014
2K
2015
1.3K
2016
1.7K
2017
1.3K
2018
1.1K
2019
1K
2020
469
2021
203
2022
273
2023
76
2024
38
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Sociology of Education

Social Class Differences in Family-School Relationships: The Importance of Cultural Capital

Annette Lareau · 1 Apr 1987

This paper summarizes a qualitative study of family-school relationships in white working-class and middle-class communities. The results indicate that schools have standardized views of the proper role of parents in schooling. Moreover, social class provides parents with unequal resources to comply with teachers' requests for parental participation. Characteristics offamily life (e.g., social networks) also intervene…

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Effects of Parental Involvement on Eighth-Grade Achievement

Esther Ho Sui-Chu, J. Douglas Willms · 1 Apr 1996

Les AA. s'interrogent sur l'influence et le role des parents en ce qui concerne l'education et la reussite scolaire des enfants. Ils s'interrogent plus particulierement sur l'impact du statut socio-economique. Ils presentent un certain nombre de donnees collectees aux Etats-Unis concernant des eleves de college. Ils constatent que si l'assistance aux reunions pedagogiques est variable,…

1,075 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Maximally Maintained Inequality: Expansion, Reform, and Opportunity in Irish Education, 1921-75

Adrian E. Raftery, Michael Hout · 1 Jan 1993

Secondary education in Ireland has expanded steadily in the 20th century, with a big surge in the late 1960s. The AA. analyze the changes in the effect of social origin on educational transitions for the 1908-56 birth cohorts. Results show that overall class differences in educational attainment declined, but class barriers were not removed ;…

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Sociology of Education template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Sociology of Education format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Sociology of Education template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official SAGE format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Sociology of Education use?
Sociology of Education uses Author–year (Harvard) references, shown as author–year markers such as (Smith, 2023) in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Sociology of Education, 12(3), pp. 45–58.
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No. DocuGuru generates the sagej LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a SAGE-ready Sociology of Education document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
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Who publishes Sociology of Education?
Sociology of Education is a multidisciplinary journal published by SAGE. DocuGuru's Sociology of Education template matches SAGE's official submission format.
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