RUSSELL W. RUMBERGER
Office of the President Voice: (510) 987-9864
University of California FAX: (510)
987-9209
Oakland, CA 94607-5200 Email: russell.rumberger@ucop.edu
Faculty web site: http://education.ucsb.edu/rumberger/
AREAS
OF SPECIALIZATION
Ethnic and Language Minority Student
Achievement
Education and Labor Markets
Economics of Education
Education Policy
Survey Design and Large-scale Data Analysis
EDUCATION
B.S. Electrical
Engineering (Computer Systems)
Carnegie-Mellon University,
May 1971
M.A. Economics
Stanford University, June 1978
Ph.D. Education
(Administration and Policy Analysis/Economics of Education)
Stanford University, August
1978
Thesis Overeducation
in the U.S. Labor Market
Advisors: Henry Levin, Martin Carnoy, Lewis Mayhew
ACADEMIC
EXPERIENCE
September 2010- Vice Provost for Education Partnerships
present University
of California Office of the President
July 1993- Professor
of Education
present University
of California, Santa Barbara
March 2010 Visiting
Scholar, Universidad Autónima de Barcelona
October 1998- Director,
Linguistic Minority Research Institute
September 2008 University of California
October 1999 Visting
Scholar, Peking University, China
February 1997- Visiting Scholar, Monash University, Australia
March 1997 Visiting
Scholar, Australian Council for Educational Research
April 1987- Associate
Professor of Education
June 1993 University
of California, Santa Barbara
July 1991- Director,
Educational Leadership Institute
July 1992 University
of California
September 1988- Program Leader, Educational Policy and Organization
June
1991 Department of
Education, UC Santa Barbara
April 1990- Visiting
Research Fellow
August 1990 Centre for Educational Sociology, University of Edinburgh
March 1983- Senior
Research Associate
March 1987 School of
Education, Stanford University
April 1986- Acting
Associate Professor of Education , Stanford University
August 1986 (nominated
for School's Outstanding Teacher Award)
March 1981- Research
Associate
February 1983 School of
Education, Stanford University
January 1979- Senior
Research Associate
December 1980 Center for Human
Resource Research, Ohio State University
September 1978- Consultant
December 1978 International
Institute for Educational Planning, UNESCO, Paris
September 1974- Research Associate
June
1978 Center for Economic
Studies, Palo Alto, California
BOOKS:
Dropping Out: Why Students Drop Out of High School and What Can be Done About
It Cambridge, MA: Harvard University
Press (forthcoming).
The Education of Language Minority
Immigrants in the United States (editor, with Terrence G. Wiley and Jine
Sook Lee). Buffalo, NY: Multilingual
Matters, 2009.
Engaging Schools: Fostering High School
Student’s Motivation to Learn (committee member). Committee on Increasing High School Student’s Engagement and
Motivation to Learn, National Research Council. Washington, D.C. The National Academy Press, 2003.
The Future Impact of Technology on Work
and Education (editor, with Gerald Burke).
Philadelphia: Falmer Press, 1987.
A New Social Contract: The Economy and
Government After Reagan (with Martin Carnoy and Derek Shearer). New York:
Harper and Row, 1983.
Overeducation in the U.S. Labor Market. New York: Praeger Publishers, 1981.
MONOGRAPHS:
Improving Measures of High School Dropout,
Graduation, and Completion Rates: Better Data, Better Measures, Better
Decisions
(committee member). Committee for Improved Measurement of High School Dropout
and Completion Rates: Expert Guidance on Next Steps for Research and
Policy Workshop. Robert M. Hauser, and Judith A. Koenig, Editors.
Center for Education, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,
National Research Council. Washington, DC: The National Academies
Press , 2010. Available at: http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=13035
Student Mobility: Exploring the Impact of
Frequent Moves on Achievement: Summary of a Workshop (committee member). A.
Beatty, Rapporteur. Committee on Impact of Mobility and Change on the Lives of
Young Children, Schools, and Neighborhoods, Board on Children, Youth, and
Families. Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education. National Research Council. Washington, D.C.:
National Academic Press, 2010.
Available at: http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=12853
What the Federal Government Can Do to Improve High School Performance. Washington, D.C.: Center on Education Policy, July 2009. Available at: http://www.cep-dc.org/index.cfm?DocumentSubSubTopicID=5
Why Students Drop Out of School: A Review of 25 Years of Research (with Sun Ah Lim). Santa Barbara: California Dropout Research Project, University of California, Santa Barbara, October 2008. Available at: http://www.cdrp.ucsb.edu/pubs_reports.htm
Dropout Prevention: A Practice Guide (with Mark Dynarski, Liinda Clarke, Brian B. Cobb, Jeremy Finn, Jay Smink, Kristin Hallgren, and Brian B. Gill). Washington, DC: National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education, 2008. Available at: http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/publications/practiceguides/
Resource Needs for English
Learners: Getting Down to Policy Recommendations (with Patricia Gándara and Julie
Maxwell-Jolley). Santa Barbara: UC
Linguistic Minority Research Institute, April 2008.
Solving California’s Dropout Crisis. Santa Barbara: California Dropout Research Project, University of California, Santa Barbara, February 2008. Available at: http://www.cdrp.ucsb.edu/pubs_policyreport.htm
Student and School Predictors of High School Graduation in California (with Brenda Arellano). Santa Barbara: California Dropout Research Project, University of California, Santa Barbara, December 2007. Available at: http://www.cdrp.ucsb.edu/pubs_reports.htm#15
Preschool Participation and the Cognitive and Social Development of Language Minority Students (with Loan Tran). Los Angeles: National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing, UCLA and Santa Barbara: UC Linguistic Minority Research Institute, January 2006. Available at: http://www.cse.ucla.edu/products/reports.php?action=search&query=rumberger
Understanding and Addressing
the Latino Achievement Gap in California (with Brenda Arellano). Berkeley: University of California, California Policy Research
Center, Latino Policy Institute, 2004.
Final Report (member). National
Institute of Statistical Sciences/Education Statistics Services Institute Task
Force on Graduation, Completion, and Dropout Indicators. Washington, D.C.: National Center for
Education Statistics, 2004. Available
at: http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2005/2005105.pdf.
Staying
on at School: Improving Student Retention in Australia
(with Stephen Lamb, Anne Walstab, Richard Teese, and Margaret Vickers). Center for Post-compulsory Education and
Lifelong Learning, University of Melbourne, August 2004.
School
Performance in Australia: Resuls from Analyses of School Effectiveness
(with Stephen Lamb, David Jesson, and Richard Tesse). Center for Post-compulsory Education and Lifelong Learning,
University of Melbourne, August 2004.
The
Inequitable Treatment of English Learners in California’s Public Schools,
Report prepared for the lawsuit, Williams
v. State of California, April 2003. Available at: http://idea.gseis.ucla.edu/publications/williams.
Student Mobility and Academic Achievement. ERIC Digest. Champaign, IL: ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early
Childhood Education, June 2002.
Student Mobility.
The Informed Educator Series.
Arlington, VA: Educational Research Service, May 2001.
The Educational Consequences of Mobility for
California Students and Schools (with Katherine A. Larson, Gregory J. Palardy, and
Robert K. Ream). Research Series
99-2. Berkeley, CA:
Policy Analysis for California Education, March 1999.
The Hazards of Changing Schools for California Latino
Adolescents (with Katherine A. Larson, Gregory J. Palardy, Robert K. Ream,
and Nina C. Schleicher). CLPP Policy
Report. University of California,
Berkeley: Chicano/Latino Policy
Project, October 1998. Available at: http://escholarship.org/uc/item/9st9p34h
Capturing Latino Students in the Academic Pipeline (with
Patricia Gándara, Hugh Mehan, and Katherine Larson). CLPP Policy Report.
University of California, Berkeley:
Chicano/Latino Policy Project, May 1998.
Staying in School: A Technical Report of Three Dropout
Prevention Projects for Middle School Students with Learning and Emotional
Disabilities (co-author). Institute
on Community Integration, University of Minnesota, December 1995.
PACT Manual: Parent and Community Teams for School Success (with Katherine
Larson). Institute on Community Integration, University of Minnesota, December
1995.
Engaging Diverse Students: What Superintendents Can Do (principle
author). Interim Report. Oakland, CA: Educational Leadership Institute, University of California,
January 1993.
California's Worforce for the Year
2000: Improving Productivity by
Expanding Opportunities for the Education and Training of Underserved Youth and
Adults (member of the task force).
Report of the California Workforce Literacy Task Force. Sacramento:
California Legislature, November, 1990.
Computers in Small Businesses (with
Henry M. Levin). Washington, D.C.:
National Federation of Small Businesses, September 1986.
Demystifying High Technology. Columbus:
The National Center for Research in Vocational Education, 1984.
Findings of the National Longitudinal
Survey of Young Americans, 1979 (co-author). Youth Knowledge Development Report 2.7. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1980.
Estudio de la Educacion Segundaria y
Superior en El Salvador, Las Tendencias en los Requerimientos de Mano de Obra
con Educacion Secundaria y Superior, y las Implicaciones para la Politica de
Educredito (contributor). Final report for IDB project on education
and manpower needs in El Salvador. Palo
Alto, Ca.: Center for Economic Studies,
1977.
Education and Public Sector Employment
(with M. Carnoy and R. Girling). Final
report for NIE project on educational requirements for the public sector. Palo Alto, Ca.: Center for Economic Studies, 1976.
Financing Postsecondary Education in
California (co-author). Report prepared for the Sloan Foundation project on
higher education finance. Stanford,
Ca.: School of Education, Stanford University, June 1974.
ARTICLES IN BOOKS AND JOURNALS:
“High School Dropouts in the United
States.” In School Dropout and
Completion: International Comparative Studies in Theory and Policy, edited by Stephen Lamb,
Eifred Markussen, Richard Teese, Nina Sandberg, and John Polesel, pp.
275-294. New York Springer (2011).
"Chicano Dropouts" (with Glorida
Rodriguez). In Chicano school
failure and success: Research and
policy agendas for the New Millenium, 3rd Edition, edited by
Richard R. Valencia, pp. 76-98. New
York: Teachers College Press (2011).
“Understanding and
Addressing the California Latino Achievement Gap in Early Elementary School” (with
Brenda Arellano). In Mexicans in
California: Transformations and Challenges, edited by Patricia Zavella and Ramon Gutiérrez, pp.
61-76. Champagne, IL: University of Illinois
Press, 2009.
“Teacher
Effectiveness in First Grade: The
Importance of Background: Qualifications, Attitudes, and Instructional
Practices for Student Learning” (with Gregory J. Palardy). Educational Evaluation and Policy
Analysis, 30 (June 2008): 111-140.
“Defining
an Adequate Education for English Learners” (with Patricia Gándara). Journal of Education Finance and Policy,
3 (January 2008): 130-148.
“Student Engagement, Peer Social Capital, and
School Dropout among Mexican American and Non-Latino White Students” (with
Robert K. Ream). Sociology of
Education, 81 (April 2008): 109-139.
“Understanding and
Addressing the Education Achievement Gap in the United States during the First
Four years of School” (with Brenda Arellano).
In International Studies in Educational Inequaltiy, Theory, and
Policy. Volume 3, Inequality:
Educational Theory and Public Policy, edited by Richard Teese, Stephen
Lamb, & M. Duru-Belat, pp.129-149. Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Springer,
2007.
“Parsing the
Data on Student Achievement in High Poverty Schools.” North Carolina Law Review, 85 (June 2007): 101-119.
“How Much is Too Much? The Influence of Preschool Centers on Children's Social and Cognitive Development” (with Susanna Loeb, Margaret Bridges, Daphna Bassok, and Bruce Fuller). Economics of Education Review 26 (February 2007): 52-66.
“Dropouts.”
In The Praeger Handbook of American High Schools, edited by
Kathryn M. Borman, Spencer E. Cahill, and Bridget A. Cotner, p. 131-138. Westport, CT: Preager Publishers, 2007.
“Does Segregation Still Matter? The Impact of Student Composition on Academic Achievement in High School” (with Gregory J. Palardy). Teachers College Record, 107 (Spring 2005), 1999-2045.
“Does Resegregation Matter? The Impact of Student Composition
on Academic Achievement in Southern High Schools” (with Gregory J.
Palardy). In How Brown Lost Its Way:
School Sesegregation in the South, edited by Jack Boger and Gary Orfield,
pp. 127-147. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2005.
“Why Students Drop Out of School.” In Dropouts in America: Confronting the Crisis, edited by Gary
Orfield, pp. 131-155. Cambridge: Harvard Education Press, 2004.
“What Can be Done to Reduce School
Dropouts.” In Dropouts in
America: Confronting the Crisis,
edited by Gary Orfield, pp. 243-254.
Cambridge: Harvard Education
Press, 2004.
“Seeking Equity in the Education of
California’s English learners” (with Patricia Gándara). Teachers College Record, 106 (October
2004): 2032-2056.
“Multilevel Models for School Effectiveness
Research” (with Gregory Palardy). In Handbook of Quantitative Methodology
for the Social Sciences, edited by David Kaplan, pp. 235-258. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 2004.
“School Completion/School Achievement as
Outcomes of Early Childhood Development”
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on Early Childhood Development [online]. Montreal, Quebec: Centre of
Excellence for Early Childhood Development; 2004:1-5. Available at: http://www.excellence-earlychildhood.ca/documents/RumbergerANGxp.pdf . Accessed February 6, 2004.
“The Advantages of Longitudinal Design,” In Rigorous
Designs to Evaluate Technology Effects, Volume 1, edited by Geneva Haertel
and Barbara Means, pp. 205-229. New
York: Teachers College Press, 2003.
“English Learners in California schools: Unequal
resources, unequal outcomes” (with Patricia Gándara, Julie
Maxwell-Jolly, & Rebecca Callahan).
Education Policy Analysis Archives, 11, Retrieved October 7,
2003 from http://epaa.asu.edu/epaa/v11n36/.
“The Early Employment and Further Education Experiences of High School Dropouts: A Comparative Study of the United States and Australia” (with Stephen P. Lamb). Economics of Education Review, 22 (2003): 353-356.
“The
Causes and Consequences of Student
Mobility.” Journal of Negro Education, 72 (2003): 6-21.
“What Can be Done to Prevent and Assist School
Dropouts?” In Intervention with children and adolescents: An
interdisciplinary perspective, edited by Paula Allen-Meares & Mark W.
Fraser, pp. 311-334. New York: Allyn
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“Student mobility.” In Encyclopedia of Education, 2nd
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edited by James Guthrie. New York: Macmillan, 2002.
“Chicano Dropouts: An Update
of Research and Policy Issues” (with Gloria Rodriguez). In Chicano school
failure and success: Research and
policy agendas for the New Millenium, 2nd edition, edited by
Richard R. Valencia, pp. 114-146. New
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“The Schooling of English Learners” (with
Patricia Gándara). In Crucial Issues
in California Education, edited by Elizabeth Burr, Gerald Hayward, and
Michael Kirst, pp. 23-44. Berkeley:
Policy Analysis for California Education, 2000
“The Distribution of Dropout and Turnover
Rates among Urban and Suburban High Schools” (with Scott L. Thomas). Sociology of Education, 73 (January 2000): 39-67.
“Student Mobility and and the Increased risk
of High School Dropout” (with Katherine A. Larson). American Journal of Education, 107 (November 1998): 1-35.
“The Growing Imbalance between the Economic
and Social Goals of Education in the United States,” In Different Drums, One
Beat? Economic and Social Goals in Education and Training, edited by Fran
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“Research, Decision Making and Action in
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“Toward Explaining Differences in Educational
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A. Larson). Sociology of Education
71 (January 1998): 69-93.
"Dropping Out of Middle School: A Mulitlevel Analysis of Students and
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"Doubling School Success in Highest-Risk
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"Labor Market Outcomes as Indicators of
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"Keeping High-Risk Chicano Students in
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"Technological Change and the Demand for
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"The Economic Returns to College Major,
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"Education and Training for 16-18 Year
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"The Impact of Racial and Ethnic Segregation
on the Achievement Gap in California High Schools" (with J. Doug
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377-396.
"The University of California
Educational Leadership Institute: A New
Strategy for Linking Research and Practice," Educational Researcher
21 (August-September 1992): 20-24.
"The Changing Nature of Work," In Encyclopedia of Educational Research,
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"The Impact of Surplus Schooling on
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"Family Influences on Dropout Behavior
in One California High School (with R. Ghatak, G. Poulos, P. Ritter, and S.
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"Second Chance for High School
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"Schooling for the Modern
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"The Challenge and Opportunity of
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"Education, Work, and Employment in
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"The Impact of Salary Differentials on
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"Educational Requirements for New
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"The Potential Impact of Technology on
the Skill Requirements of Future Jobs."
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"The Impact of Surplus Schooling on
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"Education and Training Needs for Using
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BRIEFS AND NEWSLETTER ARTICLES:
“A More Accurate
Measure of California’s Dropout Rate” (with Lauren
Taylor). California Dropout Research Project Statistical Brief 13 (June
2010).
“Ten-Year Trends in California’s Dropout and
Graduation Rates ates.” California Dropout Research
Project Statistical Brief 12 (August 2009).
“Ethnic and Gender Differences in California
High School Graduation Rates” (with Susan Rotermund). California
Dropout Research Project Statistical Brief 11 (March 2009).
“Why Students Drop Out of School: A Review of
25 Years of Research” (with Sun Ah Lim). California Dropout Research Project
Policy Brief 15 (October 2008).
“What Happened to Dropouts from the High
School Class of 2004?” (with Susan Rotermund). California Dropout Research
Project Statistical Brief 10 (September 2008).
“Student and School Predictors of High School
Graduation in California.” (wth Brenda Arellano). California Dropout
Research Project Policy Brief 5 (December 2007).
“What is California’s High School Graduation
Rate?” California Dropout Research Project Statistical Brief 4 (August
2007).
“Early Predictors of High School Graduation
and Dropout ” California Dropout Research Project Statistical Brief 3
(June 2007).
“Lagging Behind: Linguistic Minorities’
Educational Progress During Elementary School.” UC Linguistic Minority
Research Institute Newsletter 12 (Winter 2007): 1-2.
“Where California’s English Learners Attend
School and Why It Matters” (with Patricia Gándara and Barbara Merino ) UC
Linguistic Minority Research Institute Newsletter 15 (Winter 2006): 1-2.
“How Well are California’s English Learners
Mastering English?” (with Patricia Gándara) UC Linguistic Minority Research
Institute Newsletter 14 (Winter 2005): 1-2.
“Preschool for California’s Children:
Promising Benefits, Unequal Access” (with Margaret Bridges, Bruce Fuller, and
Loan Tran). PACE Policy Brief
04-3 (September 2004): 1-12.
“Has Proposition 227 Reduced the English
Learner Achievement Gap?" (with Rebecca M. Callahan and Patricia
Gándara) UC Linguistic Minority Research
Institute Newsletter 13 (Fall 2003): 1-2.
“How Quickly are California
English Learners Reaching English Proficiency?” (with Patricia
Gándara) UC Linguistic Minority Research Institute Newsletter 12 (Spring
2003): 1-2.
“Language Minority Students Account for Most
of California's Enrollment Growth in Past Decade." UC Linguistic Minority Research Institute
Newsletter 12 (Fall 2002): 1-2.
“The Growing Achievement Gap for California
English Learners” (with Patricia Gándara). UC Linguistic Minority Research
Institute Newsletter 11 (Winter 2002): 1-2.
“Post-227 Enrollment in Bilingual Education
Continues to Decline.” UC Linguistic
Minority Research Institute Newsletter 10 (Fall 2000): 1-2.
“Academic English Key to Long Term Success in
School” (wth Robin Scarcella). UC Linguistic Minority Research Institute
Newsletter 9 (Summer 2000): 1-2.
“Crucial Issues in California Education
2000: The Schooling of English Learners
(with Patricia Gándara). UC
Linguistic Minority Research Institute Newsletter 9 (Spring 2000): 1-2.
“The Educational Consequences of Mobility for
California Students and Schools” (with Katherine A. Larson, Gregory J. Palardy, and
Robert K. Ream). PACE Policy Brief
(March 1999): 1-12.
“Why ELD Standards are Needed for English
Learners” (with Barbara Merino). UC
Linguistic Minority Research Institute Newsletter 8 (Spring 1999): 1.
“The Hazards of Changing
Schools for California Latino Adolescents” (with Katherine A. Larson, Gregory
J. Palardy, Robert K. Ream, and Nina C. Schleicher). CPS Brief 10 (October 1998): 1-7.
“California LEP Enrollment Growth Rate Falls.” UC Linguistic Minority Research Institute
Newsletter 8 (Fall 1998): 1-2.
“Capturing Latino Students in the Academic
Pipeline” (with Patricia Gándara, Hugh Mehan, and Katherine Larson). CPS
Brief 10 (May 1998): 1-12.
"Recent Trends in California School
Enrollment," ELI Statistical
Brief, Number 1. Santa
Barbara: Educational Leadership
Institute, University of California, August 1991.
"Skills, Schooling, and Technology: Choosing a Proactive Role for
Education," (with Henry M. Levin).
IFG Policy Perspectives 6 (Summer 1985): 1-4.
Reprinted as "Education for the High-Tech Age" in The
Public Education Networker No. 2 (1985/86).
"How Much 'Tech' Do High-Tech Workers
Need?" Voc Ed 59 (April
1984): 32-34.
"Secondary Education in An Age of High Technology,"
(with Henry M. Levin). NASSP
Bulletin 67 (December 1983): 49-55. Reprinted in Standard Education
Almanac, 17th Edition, September 1984.
"The Low-Skill Future of High Tech," (with Henry M.
Levin). Technology Review 86 (August/September 1983): 18-21. Condensed
in Education Digest 49 (February 1984): 22-23. Reprinted in: Readings in Labor Economics and Labor
Relations, 5th Ed., edited by Richard L. Rowan (Homewood, Il: Richard D.
Irwin, Inc., 1985); Readings in
Labor Economics and Labor Relations, 4th edition, edited by Lloyd Reynolds,
Stanley Masters, and Collete Moser (New York:
Prentice-Hall, 1985); Who's
Going to Read This Anyway, by Ray Mathews and Gary Webb (Toronto: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1985).
"The Educational Implications of High Technology," (with
Henry M. Levin). Trustee Quarterly
7 (Summer 1983): 8-17. Reprinted in Cuadernos de Ciencias Economicas y
Empresariales, Universidad de Malaga, No. 12 (Octubre 1983): 107-127.
"Overeducation: The
Growing Imbalance Between Education and Work." IFG Policy Perspectives 2 (Summer 1981): 1-6.
OP-ED ARTICLES:
“The conversation: Fewer and fewer high
school students make it to their graduation.” Sacramento Bee, September
14, 2008.
“Middle school critical to students' success
in high school.” San Jose Mercury,
June 26, 2008.
“Seeking solutions to the dropout
crisis.” Sacramento Bee, July
12, 2007.
“Less-costly alternatives to Prop. 82 could
yield better results.” San Jose
Mercury, June 28, 2006.
“California’s exit exam fails employers.” Los
Angeles Times, January 29, 2006.
“Other view: Under NCLB, state tinkers with
dropouts.” (with Daniel J. Losen) Sacramento Bee, April 29, 2005.
“Get Ready for Dropout Shock.” (with Alan
Bonsteel) Los Angeles Daily News,
May 16, 1999.
“Debate overlooks transient students.” Sacramento Bee, May
12, 1999.
“Bilingual Latino Students More Successful.” Santa Barbara News
Press, May 27, 1998.
“Research Can Help Improve Santa Barbara Schools.” Santa
Barbara News Press, April 28, 1996.
"School Closing Costs are High." Goleta Sun, October 4, 1989.
"High-Tech Threat:
Low Employment." Newsday,
January 20, 1985.
"Government Spending: Who Benefits?" Christian Science Monitor, June 17,
1984.
"Our Work, Not Education, Needs Restructuring." Los Angeles Times, January 18, 1984.
"High Schools and Colleges:
A Wasteful Duplication." Christian
Science Monitor, March 24, 1983.
"High-Tech
Requires Few Brains," (with Henry M. Levin). Washington Post,
January 30, 1983. Reprinted in New
Ways to Work Newsletter (Summer 1983), NABW Journal
(September/October 1983), Community Education Journal (July 1983), The
Stanford Educator (Summer 1983), School Research Forum (May 1983).
BOOK REVIEWS:
The
Overeducated Worker? The Economics of
Skill Utilization, edited by Lex Borghans and Andries de
Grip. Journal of Economic Literature
60 (2002): 1266-1268.
Hierarchical Linear Models: Applications and Data Analysis Methods,
by Anthony S. Bryk and Stephen W. Raudenbush.
Economics of Education Review 16 (1997): 348.
Dropouts from School: Issues, Dilemmas, and Solutions, edited
by Lois Weis, Eleanor Farrar, and Hugh G. Petrie. Contemporary Sociology
30 (Sepember 1991): 785-786.
Research in the Sociology of Work: Vol. 4. High Tech Work, edited by Richard L. Simpon and ida Harper
Simpson. Contemporary Sociology 29 (May 1990): 397-398.
"In Search of Evidence," Essay review of Research in the Sociology
of Work: Vol. 4 High Tech Work,
edited by Richard L. Simpson and Ida Harper Simpson. Educational Researcher 18 (May 1989): 55-56.
Career Lines and Careers, by Kenneth
I. Spenner, Luther B. Otto, Vaughn R. A. Call.
Industrial and Labor Relations Review 37 (July 1984): 637-638.
Democracy, Authority, and Alienation in Work,
by John F. Witte. American Journal of Sociology 88 (January 1983):
816-817.
Racial Inequality, by Michael
Reich. Review of Radical Political
Economics 14 (Winter 1982): 71-72.
Labour and Racism, by Annie Phizacklea
and Robert Miles. Annals of the AAPSS
402 (July 1982): 177-178.
REPORTS AND UNPUBLISHED PAPERS:
“Improving High Schools as a Strategy for Closing California’s
Achievement Gap.” Paper presented on
April 18, 2008 at a UC Davis School of Education CAP-Ed Symposium. Available at: http://cap-ed.ucdavis.edu/node/25
“Educational Outcomes and Opportunities
for English Language Learners.” Written
testimony presented to the Joint Committee to Develop the Master Plan for
Education, Kindergarten through University, California Legislature, September
13, 2000.
“Who Drops Out of School and Why.” Paper prepared for the National Research
Council, Committee on Educational Excellence and Testing Equity Workshop, School Completion in Standards-Based Reform:
Facts and Strategies, Washington, D.C., July 17-18, 2000
“Can Mentoring Improve
Academic Achievement? Results from a 3-Year Evaluation of an Early Adolescent
Program” (with Mary E. Brenner). Paper
prepared for the annual meeting of the American Educational Research
Association, New Orleans, April 24-29, 2000.
“Mediating Multiple Contexts for Reducing School
Dropout in Highest Risk Latino Youth” (with Katherine A. Larson). Paper presented at the annual meeting of the
American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, April 17-21, 1994.
"The Definition and Measurement of
Workplace Literacy," Discussion
paper prepared for the California Workforce Literacy Taskforce, January 1990.
"Educational Requirements for New
Technologies and Work Organization:
Research Plan," Paper
presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research
Association, San Francisco, March 27-31, 1989.
Revised September 1989.
"Assessing Work Skills: Conceptual and Methodological Issues."
Report No. 89-CERAS-14. Center for
Educational Research at Stanford, Stanford University, June 1988.
"The Impact of Surplus Schooling on
Worker Productivity," (with Henry M. Levin and Mun C. Tsang). Stanford University: Stanford Education
Policy Institute Report No. 86-SEPI-15, August 1986.
"The Changing Industrial Structure of
the U.S. Economy: Its Impact on
Employment, Earnings, and Educational Requirements of Jobs." Stanford University: Stanford Education Policy Institute Report
No. 86-SEPI-8, July 1986.
"The Growing Problem of Youth
Unemployment: Causes and Policy
Solutions." Paper presented at the
ECS Business/Education Advisory Forum on Youth Policy, Washington, D.C., March
7-8, 1985. IFG Policy Report 85-C1.
"The Employment Impact of Government
Spending." Paper presented at the
fifth annual meeting of the International Working Party on Labor Market
Segmentation, Aix-en-Provence, July 18-22, 1983. IFG Project Report 83-A11.
"A Conceptual Framework for Analyzing
Work Skills." Paper presented at
an experts meeting on the OECD project: Development and Utilization of Human
Resources in the Context of Technological Change and Industrial Restructuring,
Paris, November 15-16, 1982. IFG
Project Report 83-A8.
"Social Mobility and Public Sector Employment." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the
American Political Science Association, Denver, September 2-5, 1982. IFG Project Report 83-A2.
"The Structure of Work and the
Underutilization of College Educated Labor." Paper presented at the fourth annual meeting of the International
Working Party on Labor Market Segmentation, Oslo, July 26-30, 1982. IFG Program Report 82-B7.
"Education, Productivity, and
Unemployment." IFG Project Report
83-A14. Stanford: Institute for Research on Educational
Finance and Governance, Stanford University.
May 1983.
"Education, Training, and the Structure
of the Labor Market: Some Preliminary Results from the NLS." Technical Report. Paris: IIEP, November 1978.
"Longitudinal and Cross-Sectional Survey
Data: A Critical Evaluation." Technical Report. Paris: IIEP, October 1978.
"Segmented Labor Markets: Some Empirical Forays," (with Martin
Carnoy). Technical report 75-2. Palo Alto, Ca.: Center for Economic Studies, September 1975.
RESEARCH
GRANTS
“High School Dropout and Graduation—International Comparisons” Principal Investigator. International Research Colloquium, Chateau de la Bretesche, Missilac, Britanny, France, June 14-17, 2009. Albert and Elaine Borchard Foundation. $35,000.
“California High School Dropout Project.” Principal Investigator. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, The James Irvine Foundation and The Walter S. Johnson Foundation. December 2006-June 2011. $1,225,000.
“Investigating State, District, and School Variability in the English Learner Achievement Gap.” Principal Investigator. Institute for Educational Sciences. U.S. Department of Education. June 2006-June 2008. $91,763.
“The Availability and Benefits of Preschool in California.” Principal Investigator. Packard Foundation. December 2003-October 2005. $142,180.
“Promoting Early Academic Achievement of California’s English Learners.” Principal Investigator. Latino Policy Institute, University of California. April 2003-September 2003. $9,967.
“The Characteristics of Effective Elementary Schools for California Latino Students.” Principal Investigator. Latino Policy Institute, University of California. April 2002-January 2003. $22,176.
“Does Segregation Matter? The Impact of Student Composition on Academic Achievement.” Principal Investigator. American Educational Research Association. July 1, 1999-June 30, 2001. $25,000.
“Evalution
of the Academic Volunteer and Mentor Service Program.” Co-Principal
Investigator with Mary E. Brenner.
Gevirtz Research Center, UC Santa Barbara. September 1998-August 2001.
$50,000.
“The Causes, Consequences,
and Policy Implications of Student Mobility in California.” Co-Principal Investigator
with Katherine Larson. Stuart Foundation. September 1996-June 1999. $214,000.
“The Impact of Residential
and Educational Mobility on the Educational Achievement of High-Risk Latino
Youth.” Co-Principal Investigator with Katherine Larson. Latina/Latino Policy Research Program, University of
California. September 1994-August
1996. $44,000.
"Reducing School Dropout in Los Angeles
Latino Youth: A Follow-up Evaluation of
a Middle School Intervention."
Co-Principal Investigator with Katherine Larson. The John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes
Foundation. August 1993-December
1994. $65,349.
"Why Students Drop Out of Middle
School: A Comprehensive, Multilevel
Analysis." Principal
Investigator. American Education
Research Association. May 1991-April
1994. $15,000.
"Middle School Success: The Costs and Effectiveness of Transition
Strategies for Preventing Hispanic Dropouts." Co‑Principal Investigator with Katherine Larson. University of California Presidential Grants
for School Improvement. January
1991-December 1991. $42,383.
"Proactive Schooling: Preventing Dropout in Highest Rish
Adolescents." Faculty Researcher. U.S. Department of Education, Office of
Special Education. September
1990-August 1994. $1,097,216.
"Teacher Perceptions of Task-Related and
Social-Emotional Behavior and Family Characteristics of Hispanic LEP and
non-LEP Adolescents At-Risk for School Dropout." Co-Principal Investigator with Katherine Larson. University of California Linguistic Minority
Research Project. July 1990-July
1991. $7,500.
"The Impact of College Quality and Major
on Graduates' Earnings." Principal Investigator. University of California, Santa Barbara, Academic Senate. September 1987-June 1989. $2,000.
"Toward Understanding the Causes of
Dropping Out." Stanford Center for
Youth Development and the Spencer Foundation. October 1986-June 1988. $15,000.
"Educational
Requirements for New Technologies and Work Organization." Co-Principal Investigator with Henry M.
Levin. Spencer Foundation. April
1986-March 1989. $300,000.
"'Overeducation in the U.S. Labor
Market: Implications for Postsecondary
Educational Policy." U.S.
Department of Labor, Doctoral Dissertation Grant. September 1976-August 1977. $10,210.
PROFESSIONAL
ACTIVITIES
Sociology of
Education Association (1992 to present)
NISS/EISS
Task Force on Graduation, Completion and Dropout Indicators (2004)
Advisory
Board, Editorial Projects in Education (2006 to present)
Policy
Research Panel, Policy Analysis for California Educaition (PACE) (2006 to
present)
Executive
Board, UC All-Campus Consortium on Research for Diversity –UC ACCORD (2004 to
2010)
High
School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (HSLS:09) Technical Review Panel (2007 to
present)
American Educational
Research Association, Publications Committee (2008 to present)
NRC Committee on Improved Measurement of High School Dropout and Completion
Rates (2008 to 2010)
NRC
Committee on the Impact of Mobility and
Change on the Lives of Young Children, Schools, and Neighborhoods (2008 to
2010)
National Dropout Prevention
and Recovery Advisory Committee, National Governors Association Center for Best
Practices (NGA Center), Gubernatorial Action for Dropout Prevention and
Recovery (November 2008 to 2009)
Officer: AERA, Chair, Publications Committee
(2009-2011)
AERA, Program Chair, Division G (1988, 1990)
SEA, Program
Chair (1996, 2006), President (1999-2000)
Editorial
Board: Review of Educational
Research (1991 to 1993)
American
Educational Research Journal (2000 to 2005)
Sociology of
Education (2004 to 2007)
Economics of
Education Review (1990 to present)
Teachers
College Record (1996 to present)
Ad-hoc
Referee: American Educational
Research Journal
American
Journal of Education
American
Sociological Review
Child
Development
Economics of
Education Review
Educational
Evaluation and Policy Analysis
Educational
Psychologist
Educational
Researcher
Journal of
Educational Psychology
Journal of
Education for Students Placed At Risk
Journal of
Human Resources
Institute
for Educational Sciences (USDOE)
National
Research Council
RAND
Review of
Educational Research
Sociology of
Education
Spencer
Foundation
Teachers
College Record
William T.
Grant Foundation
Participant: Sixty-Fifth American Assembly
on Improving American Innovation
Witness: U.S. House of
Representatives, Subcommittee on Science, Research,
U.S. House
of Representatives, Subcommittee on Economic Stabilization
California Legislature, Joint Committee to Develop the Master Plan for Education, Kindergarten through University
California Legislature, Select Committee on Bridging the Achievement Gap
California Legislature, Select Committee on High School Graduation
Consultant: National Center for Research
in Vocational Education,
Inter-American
Development Bank, Washington, D.C.
National
Center for Education Statistics, Washington, D.C.
“From Research to Policy to
Practice: Solving California’s Dropout
Crisis,” National Conference
of State Legislatures, Atlanta, December
13, 2008
America’s Silent Epidemic,
Washington, D.C., May 9, 2007
“Education and the
Reproductions of Economic Inequality in the United States,” International
Conference on the Economics of Education, Dijon, France, June 22, 2006
Southern High Schools.” Conference, Resegregation
in Southern Schools, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, August
29-30, 2002.
“School
Effectiveness,” Beking University, October 1999
“Student
Mobility in California, California State Board of Education, May 11, 1999
“Non-Linear Hiearchical Linear Modeling: An Overview and Application, Australian Council for Educational
Research, Melbourne, February 1997
“The Changing Skill Requirements of Jobs in the U.S.,” University
of Sussex, May 1990
II
World Basque Congress, Conference on Education,
Bilbao, Spain, October 1987
Selected
Interviews:
Lou Dobbs, CNN,
September 24, 2009. Video available at:
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/2009/09/24/ldt.wian.ca.dropout.costs.cnn?iref=videosearch
Fox News,
September 19. 2008. Trascript available
at:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,425623,00.html
CNN News,
February 25, 2006
The News
Hour with Jim Lehrer, PBS, April
26, 2005. Trascript available
at: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/education/jan-june05/dropouts_4-26.html
Today
Show, NBC, June 1983