In Pursuit of Equity in Education Using International Indicators to Compare Equity Policies /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Hutmacher, Walo (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Cochrane, Douglas (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Bottani, Norberto (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2001.
• Θέματα: Education.; International education.; Comparative education.; Educational sociology.; Assessment.; Sociology.; Education and sociology.; Sociology, Educational.; Sociology of Education.; International and Comparative Education.; Sociology, general.; Assessment, Testing and Evaluation.

Equity in education is a major policy concern everywhere. But there are significant differences among nations with respect to definitions and issues of equality and equity. While international comparison could help countries learn from each other, reliable tools for comparison are scarce. In this bo...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 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.