CREO seminar speakers include renowned sociology of education scholars such as Amy Stuart Wells.

School Sector and Student Outcomes more>>

The Handbook of the Sociology of Education more>>

Stability and Change in American Education: Structure, Process, and Outcomes more>> Other publications by CREO researchers are listed here .

Maureen Hallinan, a preeminent scholar in the sociology of education, has been selected by her peers at the University of Notre Dame as the recipient of the 2006 Faculty Award. For more information click here.

 

he Center for Research on Educational Opportunity (CREO) is a part of the Institute for Educational Initiatives (IEI) at the University of Notre Dame. We conduct basic and applied research on schools and the learning process. Our research studies the formal and informal organization of schools, the curriculum, teacher practices, and student social relationships to determine how these factors interact with student background and ability to affect student learning. Special attention is given to less privileged students and Catholic schools.

To foster the intellectual life of CREO and the Notre Dame community, we offer a continuing lecture series addressing contemporary issues in education and an annual research conference to report recent research findings on schools. CREO also sponsors workshops and symposia, initiates and coordinates research projects among faculty, and sponsors faculty exchanges, postdoctoral fellowships and graduate training in areas related to the CREO mission. Through these efforts, CREO hopes to make a significant contribution toward attaining educational excellence and equity in American education.