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Author: Hoffer, T.
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1. Coleman, J. S.
Hoffer, T.
Response to Teuber-James, Cain-Goldberger and Morgan
Sociology of Education 56,4 (October 1983): 219-234.
Also: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2112552
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: American Sociological Association
Keyword(s): Educational Attainment; Longitudinal Surveys; Research Methodology

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Coleman and Hoffer critique Morgan's analysis of private school effects. They suggest that Morgan's findings are inconclusive because of his failure to weight the data, because of his small and unrepresentative sample of private school youth, and because of a misspecification in his theoretical model.
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Coleman, J. S. and T. Hoffer. "Response to Teuber-James, Cain-Goldberger and Morgan." Sociology of Education 56,4 (October 1983): 219-234.