Children at School

摘要: In schools, children develop the human capital that they will need for socioeconomic attainment, participate in ongoing interactions with adults and other shape their future social emotional development, are socialized into prevailing norms values of communities, cultures, larger society. As such, schools an important piece developmental ecology, one is also a major focus policy, practice, intervention. This chapter, therefore, explores significance child development. It begins discussion key themes research on schooling, including place theories, effects links between schooling inequality. Next, it explains how societal institutions, structurally organized to facilitate tangible cognitive, academic, vocational skills among grant academic credentials. followed by description as contexts, interpersonally interaction socialization influence These two sides brought together final section which discusses can be viewed more holistically using several specific examples controversy educational such desegregation high-stakes testing. Throughout we discuss directions translation practice. Keywords: academic achievement; desegregation; early education; engagement; education; educational disparities; educational policy; high-stakes testing; instruction; peer groups; schools; school culture; school structure; school transitions; secondary education; student health; teachers