WILLIAM E. KNOX is Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at the Univerity of North Carolina at Greensboro. His research interests include social psychology and the sociology of education.

PAUL LINDSAY is Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. His research interests include the sociology of education and educational policy.

MARY N. KOLB is Executive Director of the Maryland Institute for Employment and Training Professionals in Columbia, Maryland. Her research insterests include the sociology of education and the economy.