Opportunities for Learning

Maureen T. Hallinan (1940–2014) was the founding director of the University of Notre Dame’s Institute for Educational Initiatives and the Center for Research on Educational Opportunity. A celebrated teacher and colleague, Hallinan was the author of more than 120 articles in professional journals and the editor of eight books. Elizabeth Covay Minor is the director of Educational Leadership Studies and associate professor at National Louis University. She is the author of multiple articles and serves as a co-editor for i.e.: inquiry. Mark Berends is a professor of sociology at the University of Notre Dame. He has numerous scholarly publications, including co-editing Handbook of Research on School Choice, 2nd edition. Barbara Schneider is the John A. Hannah University Distinguished Professor in the College of Education and Department of Sociology at Michigan State University. She has published nineteen books and more than one hundred articles and reports, including co-authoring Learning Science: The Value of Crafting Engagement in Science Environments.

Part 1. Sociology of Education


1. A Sociological Perspective on Social Issues by Maureen T. Hallinan


2. Two Research Traditions in the Sociology of Education by Maureen T. Hallinan


3. A Reconceptualization of School Effects by Maureen T. Hallinan and Aage B. Sørensen


4. Social Organization of Schools by Maureen T. Hallinan


5. School Choice and Justice Issues by Maureen T. Hallinan


6. Improving the Interaction between Sociological Research and Educational Policy by Maureen T. Hallinan


7. The Privileges and Responsibilities of Teaching by Maureen T. Hallinan


Part 2. School Organization and Catholic Education


8. The Normative Culture of School and Student Socialization by Maureen T. Hallinan


9. Religious Instruction by Maureen T. Hallinan


10. Catholic Education as a Societal Institution by Maureen T. Hallinan


11. The Practice of Ability Grouping: Sector Differences in Implementation by Maureen T. Hallinan and Brandy Ellison


12. A Comparison of Academic Achievement and Adherence to the Common School Ideal in Public and Catholic Schools by Maureen T. Hallinan and Warren Kubitschek


13. Social Capital Effects on Student Outcomes by Maureen T. Hallinan


14. Preliminary Thoughts on Creating a Field of Catholic Education by Maureen T. Hallinan


Part 3. Ability Grouping & Tracking


15. Tracking: From Theory to Practice by Maureen T. Hallinan


16. Tracking and Detracking Practices: Relevance for Learning by Maureen T. Hallinan 17. School Differences in Tracking Effects on Achievement by Maureen T. Hallinan


18. Curriculum Differentiation and High School Achievement by Maureen T. Hallinan and Warren Kubitschek


19. Ability Grouping and Student Learning by Maureen T. Hallinan


Part 4. Friendship


20. The Process of Friendship Formation by Maureen T. Hallinan


21. Classroom Racial Composition and Children’s Friendships by Maureen T. Hallinan


22. Ability Grouping and Student Friendships by Maureen T. Hallinan and Aage B. Sørensen


23. Interracial Friendship Choices in Secondary Schools by Maureen T. Hallinan and Richard Williams


24. Student Interracial Interactions and Perceptions of School as a Community by Maureen T. Hallinan, Warren N. Kubitschek, and Ge Liu