Jared Furuta
Lecturer
Postdoctoral Scholar, Education
Sociology
Bio
Jared Furuta is a postdoctoral fellow at Stanford's Center for Philanthropy and Civil Society, where his research focuses on how educational institutions are culturally constructed in response to changing social norms, conceptions, and taken-for-granted assumptions about education. His past research has examined global changes in national high stakes exams, school tracking, national assessments, and U.S. college admissions policies, and his work has appeared in Sociology of Education, Social Forces, and Comparative Education Review. His current work focuses on long-term changes in systemic educational reform, as well as the effects of educational institutions on economic, political, and social outcomes at the national level.
Academic Appointments
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Lecturer, Sociology
Professional Education
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Bachelor of Arts, Brown University, Philosophy (2010)
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Master of Arts, Stanford University, SOCIO-MA (2020)
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Doctor of Philosophy, Stanford University, SOCIO-PHD (2020)
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BA, Brown University, Philosophy (2010)
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MA, Stanford University, Sociology (2017)
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PhD, Stanford University, Sociology (2020)
2024-25 Courses
- Formal Organizations
SOC 160, SOC 260 (Aut) - Globalization and Social Change
SOC 133D (Win) -
Prior Year Courses
2023-24 Courses
- Foundations of Social Research
SOC 180A, SOC 280A (Win)
- Foundations of Social Research
All Publications
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Global Determinants of Education Reform, 1960 to 2017
SOCIOLOGY OF EDUCATION
2023
View details for DOI 10.1177/00380407221146773
View details for Web of Science ID 000908071900001
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The Rationalization of "Education for All": The Worldwide Rise of National Assessments, 1960-2011
COMPARATIVE EDUCATION REVIEW
2022; 66 (2): 228-252
View details for DOI 10.1086/718829
View details for Web of Science ID 000787205000001
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The Effects of High Stakes Educational Testing on Enrollments in an Era of Hyper-Expansion: Cross-National Evidence, 1960-2010
SOCIAL FORCES
2021; 99 (4): 1631-1657
View details for DOI 10.1093/sf/soaa071
View details for Web of Science ID 000642332400035
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Western Colonialism and World Society in National Education Systems: Global Trends in the Use of High-Stakes Exams at Early Ages, 1960 to 2010
SOCIOLOGY OF EDUCATION
2020
View details for DOI 10.1177/0038040720957368
View details for Web of Science ID 000570908800001
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Education reform in the twenty-first century: declining emphases in international organisation reports, 1998-2018
GLOBALISATION SOCIETIES AND EDUCATION
2020
View details for DOI 10.1080/14767724.2020.1816159
View details for Web of Science ID 000567585500001
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Liberal Individualism and the Globalization of Education as a Human Right: The Worldwide Decline of Early Tracking, 1960-2010
SOCIOLOGY OF EDUCATION
2019
View details for DOI 10.1177/0038040719873848
View details for Web of Science ID 000491131900001
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Rationalization and Student/School Personhood in US College Admissions: The Rise of Test-optional Policies, 1987 to 2015
SOCIOLOGY OF EDUCATION
2017; 90 (3): 236–54
View details for DOI 10.1177/0038040717713583
View details for Web of Science ID 000405597300003