Browsing SOC Faculty Publications by Author "Kimelberg, Shelley McDonough"

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Identifying the urban: resident perceptions of community character and local institutions in eight metropolitan areas

Billingham, Chase M.; Kimelberg, Shelley McDonough (Wiley, 2018-09)

What does the term urban signify as a descriptor of contemporary communities in the United States? We investigate this question using data from the Soul of the Community survey, examining how people within eight metropolitan ...
In search of a safe school: racialized perceptions of security and the school choice process

Billingham, Chase M.; Kimelberg, Shelley McDonough; Faude, Sarah; Hunt, Matthew O. (Taylor & Francis, 2020-01-23)

Do school security policies affect how safe parents perceive schools to be, and do they influence parental choice behavior? We address these questions using data from a survey that asked U.S. parents to evaluate hypothetical ...
Opinion polling and the measurement of Americans' attitudes regarding education

Billingham, Chase M.; Kimelberg, Shelley McDonough (Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Group, 2016-09)

The meaning, measurement, and implications of 'public opinion' have long been a source of debate. In this paper, we examine the extent to which the educational priorities of elites in the US reflect the educational priorities ...