Inequality in education comparative and international perspectives

Inequality in Education: Comparative and International Perspectives is a compilation of conceptual chapters and national case studies that includes a series of methods for measuring education inequalities. The book provides up-to-date scholarly research on global trends in the distribution of formal...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Corporativo: Comparative Education Research Centre (-)
Otros Autores: Holsinger, Donald B. (-), Jacob, W. James
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hong Kong : [Dordrecht] : Comparative Education Research Centre, University of Hong Kong ; Springer 2008.
Edición:1st ed. 2009.
Colección:CERC studies in comparative education ; 24.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Inequality in Education: A Critical Analysis
  • Conceptual Issues
  • Distribution of Opportunities Key to Development
  • Does Capitalism Inevitably Increase Inequality?
  • Education and Inequality in the Developing World
  • Gender Inequalities in Educational Participation
  • Inequalities in Education for People with Disabilities
  • Language and Democracy in Africa
  • Asia
  • Reconstructing Access in the Cambodian Education System
  • Higher Education in China: Access, Equity and Equality
  • Using Enrollment and Attainment in Formal Education to Understand the Case of India
  • Education Inequality in the Republic of Korea: Measurement and Causes
  • Access and Equity: Who are the Students at Taiwan's Top Universities?
  • Provincial, Ethnic, and Gender Disparities in Education: A Descriptive Study of Vietnam
  • Europe
  • Different Paths, Similar Effects: Persistent Inequalities and Their Sources in European Higher Education
  • Religious Education and Islam in Europe
  • Middle East & North Africa
  • Social Inequalities, Educational Attainment, and Teachers in Egypt
  • Inequalities in Iranian Education: Representations of Gender, Socioeconomic Status, Ethnic Diversity, and Religious Diversity in School Textbooks and Curricula
  • North & South America
  • Mexico: Evolution of Education and Inequality in the Last Two Decades
  • Issues of Difference Contributing to US Education Inequality
  • Measuring Educational Inequality in South Africa and Peru
  • Participation of Civil Society in School Governance: Comparative Research of Institutional Designs in Nicaragua and Brazil
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • The History and Devolution of Education in South Africa
  • Measuring Education Inequalities in Commonwealth Countries in Africa
  • Conclusion
  • Education Inequality and Academic Achievement.