The powerpoint was clear and I understood the Buchmann reading more clearly. I liked how you explained the chart that displays research on education and stratification in developing countries and the supply and […]
From the powerpoint, the concepts seem mostly clear to me, and it further helped me understand the readings and the meaning behind “horizontal stratification” and “ascription” which I didn’t know what they meant b […]
Since the articles were very lengthy and complex, the powerpoint discussed the main points of the study and it’s theories and findings which was very helpful. The discussion of the graphs in the powerpoint h […]
The powerpoint is very clear and the articles summarized to focus on the main points of research methods and the findings. I was wondering however for Lareau’s article why the research design seemed very complex s […]
Everything in the powerpoint is clear and you actually delved deep into the articles and broke it down in a way to highlight the important points and made it more understandable and clearer.
An important question that was asked in the powerpoint was, “What matters more for achievement: families or schools?” I believe that both are critical for achievement but an important point was made in one of the […]
The powerpoint was a great way to summarize the main points of Bourdieu’s article on the forms of capital and Coleman’s article on social capital. It was clear and interesting, especially when you discussed Col […]
The powerpoint presentation was clear in explaining intergenerational mobility and the relationship between absolute and relative mobility in the U.S. and different countries. The charts and graphs really provided […]
In the powerpoint, I thought that the introduction on what education is, and how it is related to development was interesting. It’s unclear on what comes first and what causes the other; whether education a […]
From the powerpoint presentation, everything seemed clear and the readings were summarized well. I also appreciate the maps, charts and graphs that were displayed so that we can look at different variables such as […]
I felt the same way when I read Sen’s article. He discussed many different ways poverty can be measured, and they were all criticized. Poverty is a concept that can’t be easily measured and it’ […]
In the chapter about concepts of poverty, Amartya Sen discusses the different definitions of poverty and where exactly do we draw the line when measuring poverty. I think this concept is interesting because the […]
