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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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht
Springer Netherlands
2009, 2009
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2009 |
| Series: | CERC Studies in Comparative Education
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 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