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Adam Gamoran

h-index: 49
Works: 156
Citations: 13K

Most-cited papers

Opening dialogue : understanding the dynamics of language and learning in the English classroom
Lisa H. MacNeilley, M. Nystrand, Adam Gamoran, Robert Kachur +1 more
1998928 citations
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Discussion-Based Approaches to Developing Understanding: Classroom Instruction and Student Performance in Middle and High School English
Arthur N. Applebee, Judith A. Langer, M. Nystrand, Adam Gamoran
2003835 citations
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Questions in Time: Investigating the Structure and Dynamics of Unfolding Classroom Discourse
M. Nystrand, Lawrence L. Wu, Adam Gamoran, Susie Zeiser +1 more
2003675 citations
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Class Size and Student Achievement
Ronald G. Ehrenberg, D. Brewer, Adam Gamoran, J. Willms
2001Psychological Science in the Public Interest436 citations Open access
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American Schooling and Educational Inequality: A Forecast for the 21st Century.
Adam Gamoran
2001349 citations
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Algebra for Everyone? Benefits of College-Preparatory Mathematics for Students With Diverse Abilities in Early Secondary School
Adam Gamoran, Eileen Hannigan
2000263 citations
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Equality of Educational Opportunity A 40 Year Retrospective
Adam Gamoran, D. A. Long
2007228 citations
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Does class size matter?
Ronald G. Ehrenberg, D. Brewer, Adam Gamoran, J. Willms
2001Scientific American217 citations
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More Inclusion than Diversion: Expansion, Differentiation, and Market Structure in Higher Education
Adam Gamoran
2009198 citations
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Transforming teaching in math and science : how schools and districts can support change
Adam Gamoran, C. Anderson, P. Quiroz, Walter G. Secada +2 more
2003156 citations
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Tracking and Inequality: New Directions for Research and Practice
Adam Gamoran
2009149 citations
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The Production of Achievement Inequality in High School English
William Carbonaro, Adam Gamoran
2002148 citations
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Differentiation and Opportunity in Restructured Schools
Adam Gamoran, M. Weinstein
1998American Journal of Education139 citations
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Effects of Class Size and Instruction on Kindergarten Achievement
Carolina Milesi, Adam Gamoran
2006106 citations
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The Organizational Context of Teaching and Learning Changing Theoretical Perspectives
Adam Gamoran, Walter G. Secada, C. Marrett
200699 citations
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The Organizational Context of Teaching and Learning
Adam Gamoran, Walter G. Secada, C. Marrett
200085 citations
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Threat in Context
Paul Hanselman, Sarah K. Bruch, Adam Gamoran, Geoffrey D. Borman
201481 citations
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The Relationship Between Professional Development and Professional Community in American Schools
Eric Grodsky, Adam Gamoran
200371 citations
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CHAPTER ONE More Inclusion Than Diversion: Expansion, Differentiation, and Market Structure in Higher Education
Richard Arum, Adam Gamoran, Madison Yossi Shavit
2007Stratification in Higher Education70 citations
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Stratification in Academic Secondary Programs and Educational Inequality in Israel and the United States
H. Ayalon, Adam Gamoran
2000Comparative Education Review68 citations
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Effects of Two Scientific Inquiry Professional Development Interventions on Teaching Practice
Jeffrey A. Grigg, Kimberle A. Kelly, Adam Gamoran, Geoffrey D. Borman
201365 citations
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Synthesis of Research / Is Ability Grouping Equitable?
Adam Gamoran
200761 citations
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Effects of School Segregation and School Resources in a Changing Policy Context
Adam Gamoran, Brian P. An
201659 citations Open access
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Standards-Based Reform and the Poverty Gap: Lessons for "No Child Left Behind"
Adam Gamoran
200856 citations
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A Randomized Trial of Teacher Development in Elementary Science: First-Year Achievement Effects
Geoffrey D. Borman, Adam Gamoran, Jill Bowdon
200856 citations Open access
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Towards an Ecology of Learning: The Case of Classroom Discourse and Its Effects on Writing in High School English and Social Studies. Report Series 2.34.
M. Nystrand, Adam Gamoran, William Carbonaro
199855 citations
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Differences between Hispanic and Non-Hispanic Families in Social Capital and Child Development: First-Year Findings from an Experimental Study
Adam Gamoran, Ruth N. López Turley, Alyn Turner, R. Fish
2012Research in Social Stratification and Mobility53 citations Open access
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The Consequences of Principal and Teacher Turnover for School Social Resources
Paul Hanselman, Jeffrey A. Grigg, Sarah K. Bruch, Adam Gamoran
201649 citations
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Designing Instruction and Grouping Students to Enhance the Learning of All: New Hope or False Promise?
Adam Gamoran
201148 citations
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Scottish higher education, 1987–2001: expansion through diversion
Cristina Iannelli, Adam Gamoran, Lindsay Paterson
201148 citations
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Diversification and Inequality in Higher Education: A Comparison of Israel and the United States
H. Ayalon, Eric Grodsky, Adam Gamoran, Abraham Yogev
200845 citations
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High School English: A National Portrait
Adam Gamoran, William Carbonaro
200238 citations
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On the Ecology of Classroom Instruction
M. Nystrand, Adam Gamoran, William Carbonaro
200138 citations
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Reducing Children’s Behavior Problems through Social Capital: A Causal Assessment
Ruth N. López Turley, Adam Gamoran, A. McCarty, R. Fish
2016Social Science Research35 citations Open access
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Fields of study: Horizontal or vertical differentiation within higher education sectors?
Cristina Iannelli, Adam Gamoran, Lindsay Paterson
2018Research in Social Stratification and Mobility34 citations Open access
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Advancing Institutional Change to Encourage Faculty Participation in Research-Practice Partnerships
Adam Gamoran
2022Educational Policy32 citations Open access
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CLASSROOM ORGANIZATION AND INSTRUCTIONAL QUALITY
Adam Gamoran
200328 citations
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Social Capital and Student Achievement: An Intervention-Based Test of Theory
Adam Gamoran, Hannah K. Miller, Jeremy E. Fiel, J. L. Valentine
2021Sociologia da educação27 citations
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Whither the virtuous cycle? Past and future trends in black-white inequality in educational attainment.
D. A. Long, Seán Kelly, Adam Gamoran
2012Social Science Research23 citations
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Evidence-Based Policy in the Real World: A Cautionary View
Adam Gamoran
2018The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science22 citations
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Does Racial Isolation in School Lead to Long-Term Disadvantages? Labor Market Consequences of High School Racial Composition1
Adam Gamoran, A. C. Collares, Sarah E. Barfels
2016American Journal of Sociology22 citations
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Tracking and inequality
Adam Gamoran
200920 citations
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Standards, Inequality & Ability Grouping in Schools
Adam Gamoran
200220 citations
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The Teachers Report: A Portrait of Teachers in Jewish Schools
B. Robinson, Adam Gamoran, Ellen B. Goldring
199820 citations
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The Class Size Controversy
Ronald G. Ehrenberg, D. Brewer, Adam Gamoran, J. Willms
200117 citations
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Persisting social class inequality in US education
Adam Gamoran
200915 citations
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Sociology’s Role in Responding to Inequality: Introduction to the Special Collection
Adam Gamoran
2021Socius Sociological Research for a Dynamic World14 citations Open access
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Educational inequality in the United States: can we reverse the tide?
Adam Gamoran, Sarah K. Bruch
201713 citations
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School Effects in Comparative Perspective: New Evidence from a Threshold Model
Adam Gamoran, D. A. Long
200611 citations
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Effects of Nonmaternal Child Care on Inequality in Cognitive Skills. Discussion Papers.
Adam Gamoran, Robert D. Mare, L. Bethke
199910 citations
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