Thomas Hoffer
Biographic Data
| ID | 300456 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Thomas Hoffer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Thomas |
| FAMILY NAME | Hoffer |
| SIGNATURE | HOFFER T |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 96 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1982 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1985 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Family Life and School Achievement
Achievement Growth in Public and Catholic Schools
This article brings together independent longitudinal extensions of Greeley's (1982) and Coleman, Hoffer, -and Kilgore's (1982b) analyses of public-school and Catholic-school student achievement differences. Drawing on a variety of analytic techniques, we find that Catholic schools have a positive effect on verbal and mathematics achievement growth from the sophomore to senior year of high school. The magnitude of the Catholic-school effects rang…
Response to Taeuber-James, Cain-Goldberger and Morgan
Before addressing directly the reply of Taeuber and James, it is useful to comment on the general issue of the private sector's contribution to segregation. It is quite natural to assume that the existence of a private sector in education does contribute to racial segregation, and our finding that it does not do so may be counterintuitive. Indeed, many accept the existence of the private sector with some misgivings because it contributes to racia…
Letters from readers
Public and private schools
Achievement and Segregation in Secondary Schools
James Coleman, Thomas Hoffer, Sally Kilgore, Achievement and Segregation in Secondary Schools: A Further Look at Public and Private School Differences, Sociology of Education, Vol. 55, No. 2 (Apr. - Jul., 1982), pp. 162-182
Cognitive Outcomes in Public and Private Schools
Three types of analysis are carried out in this paper and provide strong evidence that there is, in vocabulary and mathematics, higher achievement for comparable students in Catholic and other-private schools than in public; the results are less consistent in reading. The last portion of the analysis shows the elements of school policy that can account for these differences-account for them by showing that achievement is just as high in the publi…
Achievement Growth in Public and Catholic Schools
This article brings together independent longitudinal extensions of Greeley's (1982) and Coleman, Hoffer, -and Kilgore's (1982b) analyses of public-school and Catholic-school student achievement differences. Drawing on a variety of analytic techniques, we find that Catholic schools have a positive effect on verbal and mathematics achievement growth from the sophomore to senior year of high school. The magnitude of the Catholic-school effects rang…
Cognitive Outcomes in Public and Private Schools
Three types of analysis are carried out in this paper and provide strong evidence that there is, in vocabulary and mathematics, higher achievement for comparable students in Catholic and other-private schools than in public; the results are less consistent in reading. The last portion of the analysis shows the elements of school policy that can account for these differences-account for them by showing that achievement is just as high in the publi…
Public and private schools
Achievement and Segregation in Secondary Schools
James Coleman, Thomas Hoffer, Sally Kilgore, Achievement and Segregation in Secondary Schools: A Further Look at Public and Private School Differences, Sociology of Education, Vol. 55, No. 2 (Apr. - Jul., 1982), pp. 162-182
Response to Taeuber-James, Cain-Goldberger and Morgan
Before addressing directly the reply of Taeuber and James, it is useful to comment on the general issue of the private sector's contribution to segregation. It is quite natural to assume that the existence of a private sector in education does contribute to racial segregation, and our finding that it does not do so may be counterintuitive. Indeed, many accept the existence of the private sector with some misgivings because it contributes to racia…
Letters from readers
Public and private schools
Achievement and Segregation in Secondary Schools
James Coleman, Thomas Hoffer, Sally Kilgore, Achievement and Segregation in Secondary Schools: A Further Look at Public and Private School Differences, Sociology of Education, Vol. 55, No. 2 (Apr. - Jul., 1982), pp. 162-182
Cognitive Outcomes in Public and Private Schools
Three types of analysis are carried out in this paper and provide strong evidence that there is, in vocabulary and mathematics, higher achievement for comparable students in Catholic and other-private schools than in public; the results are less consistent in reading. The last portion of the analysis shows the elements of school policy that can account for these differences-account for them by showing that achievement is just as high in the publi…
Response to Taeuber-James, Cain-Goldberger and Morgan
Before addressing directly the reply of Taeuber and James, it is useful to comment on the general issue of the private sector's contribution to segregation. It is quite natural to assume that the existence of a private sector in education does contribute to racial segregation, and our finding that it does not do so may be counterintuitive. Indeed, many accept the existence of the private sector with some misgivings because it contributes to racia…
Family Life and School Achievement
Achievement Growth in Public and Catholic Schools
This article brings together independent longitudinal extensions of Greeley's (1982) and Coleman, Hoffer, -and Kilgore's (1982b) analyses of public-school and Catholic-school student achievement differences. Drawing on a variety of analytic techniques, we find that Catholic schools have a positive effect on verbal and mathematics achievement growth from the sophomore to senior year of high school. The magnitude of the Catholic-school effects rang…
Sociology (6 works) · Political science (4 works) · School Choice and Performance (4 works) · Academic achievement (3 works) · Mathematics education (3 works) · Media studies (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Diverse Education Studies and Reforms (2 works) · Higher education (2 works) · Higher Education Research Studies (2 works)