Educational inequality : persistence and change
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Educational inequality : persistence and change
(International studies in educational inequality, theory and policy, v. 1)
Springer, c2007
Available at 19 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Inequality is a marked and persistent feature of education systems, both in the developed and the developing worlds. Major gaps in opportunity and in outcomes have become more critical than in the past, thanks to the knowledge economy and globalization. The pursuit of equity as a goal of public policy is examined in this book through a series of national case-studies. The book covers many different global contexts from the wealthiest to some of the poorest nations on earth. It therefore offers a broad range of different theoretical and methodological approaches, and brings together extensive international experience in equity policy.
Table of Contents
Time and Space in the Reproduction of Educational Inequality.- Equality of Educational Opportunity A 40 Year Retrospective.- Social Inequalities and Education Policy in England.- Achievement Gaps Among Racial-Ethnic Groups in the United States.- Accessible and Effective Education.- Gender and Education.- Education Equality Indicators in the Nations of the European Union.- An Insoluble Problem?.- Realities and Prospects for Public Education in a Context of Persistent Inequalities.- Social Disparities in Education in Sub-Saharan African Countries.- Education Inequality and Indigenous Australians.- Social Inequality in French Education Extent and Complexity of the Issues*.- First- and Second-Generation School Segregation and the Maintenance of Educational Inequality.- Structural Inequality in Australian Education.- Distinction, Representation and Identities among Middle Class Fractions in London.- Education and Social Selection in Italy.- An Assessment of Educational Equity and Policy in Spain.- Equality in Educational Policy.- Educational Inequality in Russia.- School Achievement in Italy.- Persistent Inequalities in Uruguayan Primary Education 1996 - 2002.- Education Feminism, Gender Equality and School Reform in Late Twentieth Century England.- The Lagging Participation of Girls and Women in Maths and Science Education.- In the End is the Beginning.- Rurality and Inequality in Education.- Transforming School Education in China to a Mass System: Progress and Challenges.- School Reform and Inequality in Urban Australia.- Education Markets and Social Class Inequality.- The Effects of Generalised School Choice on Achievement and Stratification.- Taking Local Contexts More Seriously.- Understanding and Addressing Achievement Gaps During the First Four Years of School in the United States.- The Development of Vocational Programs in Secondary Schools.- Reducing Inequality in an Age of Student Mobility.- Equality and Policy.- Walking The Tightrope.- Making Education More Equitable.- Educational Inequality in the Netherlands.- What Makes for Fair Schooling?.- Social Inequalities in Education.
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