Selected Publications
Books
Robinson, Keith and Angel L. Harris. 2014. The Broken Compass: Parental Involvement with Children’s Education. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
Harris, Angel L. 2011. Kids Don’t want to Fail: Oppositional Culture and the Black-White Achievement Gap. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
Book Chapters
Harris, Angel L. 2013. “Can Members Of Marginalized Groups Remain Invested In Schooling?: An Assessment From The United States And The United Kingdom.” Pp. 101-132 in Education, Democracy, and Justice, edited by Danielle Allen and Robert Reich. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
Harris, Angel L. 2010. “Gender, Perceptions of Opportunity, and Investment in Schooling.” Pp. 284-308 in Growing Gaps: Educational Inequality around the World, edited by Paul Attewell and Katherine S. Newman. New York: Oxford University Press.
Wellberg, J. (2020). Parent tips from the teacher for having a successful school year. In A. Quinzio-Zafran & E. A. Wilkins (Eds.), The new teacher’s guide to overcoming common challenges: Curated advice from award winning teachers. New York: Routledge.
Articles
Rosenblum, Alexis, William Darity Jr., Angel L. Harris, and Tod Hamilton. 2015. “Looking Through the Shades: The Effect of Skin Color by Region of Birth and Race for Immigrants to the USA.” Sociology of Race and Ethnicity.
Robinson, Keith and Angel L. Harris. 2013. “Racial and Social Class Differences in How Parents Respond to Inadequate Achievement: Consequences for Children’s Future Achievement.” Social Science Quarterly 94:1346-1371.
Harris, Angel L. and Marta Tienda. 2012. “Hispanics in Higher Education and the Texas Top Ten Percent Law.” Race and Social Problems 4:57-67.
Ricardo Sabates, Angel L. Harris, Jeremy Staff. 2011. “Ambition Gone Awry: The Long-Term Socioeconomic Consequences of Misaligned And Uncertain Ambitions During Adolescence.” Social Science Quarterly 92: 959-77.
Yates, Scott, Angel L. Harris, Ricardo Sabates, and Jeremy Staff. 2011. “Young People’s Ambition and Future Employment Outcomes in the United Kingdom.” Journal of Social Policy 40: 513-34.
Jeremy Staff, Angel L. Harris, Ricardo Sabates, Laine Briddell. 2010. “Uncertainty in Early Occupational Aspirations: Role Exploration or Floundering?” Social Forces 89:659-83.
Harris, Angel L. 2010. “Black Americans in the 21st Century: Should we be Optimistic or Concerned?” The Review of Black Political Economy 37: 241-52.
Harris, Angel L. and Kris Marsh. 2010. “Is a Raceless Identity an Effective Strategy for Academic Success Among Blacks.” Social Science Quarterly 91: 1242-1263.
Harris, Angel L. and Marta Tienda. 2010. “Minority Higher Education Pipeline: Consequences of Changes in College Admissions Policy in Texas.” Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science 627: 60-81.
Wellberg, J. (September, 2019). Nurturing giftedness at home with young learners. Parenting for High Potential, 8(3), 8-10.
Wellberg, J. (October, 2019). Fostering critical thinking in pre-k. The Reading Teacher, 73(3), 377
