International Studies in Educational Inequality, Theory and Policy

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Teese, Richard (Editor), Lamb, Stephen (Editor), Duru-Bellat, Marie (Editor), Helme, Sue (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2007.
• Subjects: Education.; International education.; Comparative education.; School management and organization.; School administration.; Educational policy.; ducation and state.; Educational sociology.; Education and sociology.; Sociology, Educational.; International and Comparative Education.; Educational Policy and Politics.; Sociology of Education.; Administration, Organization and Leadership.

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. More and more populations, both rich and poor...