In Pursuit of Equity in Education (eBook, PDF)

Using International Indicators to Compare Equity Policies
Redaktion: Hutmacher, W.; Bottani, N.; Cochrane, D.

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book makes a compelling case for better international equity indicators in education. A conceptual framework for a system of comparable indicators is proposed and a spectrum of findings and perspectives presented. Topics include: the sociology of equality and equity in education; the application of theories of justice to educational equity, the trade-off between effectiveness and equity, heterogeneous versus homogeneous classrooms, and the influence of parental education.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer Netherlands
• Seitenzahl: 378
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Mai 2007
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780306475795
• Artikelnr.: 37821716

Inhaltsangabe

Theoretical Approaches and Conceptual Issues.- Equity and Education.- Efficiency and Equity.- School Equity as a Matter of Justice.- Why Education Matters.- Equity Indicators: A Framework, a Rationale and Current Perspectives.- A System of Equity Indicators for Educational Systems.- Why Data Collection Matters.- International Equity Indicators in Education and Learning in Industrialized Democracies.- Monitoring Educational Disparities in Less Developed Countries.- International Comparisons on Equity Issues.- Is There an Effectiveness-equity Trade-off?.- Equity Indicators Based on the Provision of Supplemental Resources for Disabled and Disadvantaged Students.- Educational Equity.- Intergenerational Inequities.- National Policies and the use of Indicators.- Equity and Equivalence in the Swedish School System.- Narrowing the Gap.- Economics and Demographics in Metropolitan Communities.