First-and second-order methodological developments from the Coleman Report
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Equality of Educational Opportunity was a watershed for sociological engagement with
public policy, yet the questions the project addressed drew attention to several challenging
methodological issues. Statistical advances, such as the multilevel model, were important
first-order developments from the Coleman Report. Second-order developments, however,
may be far less visible but perhaps even more important. Second-order developments of the
Coleman Report stem from two sources:(1) social scientists' reactions to proposed …
public policy, yet the questions the project addressed drew attention to several challenging
methodological issues. Statistical advances, such as the multilevel model, were important
first-order developments from the Coleman Report. Second-order developments, however,
may be far less visible but perhaps even more important. Second-order developments of the
Coleman Report stem from two sources:(1) social scientists' reactions to proposed …