School Accountability, Autonomy, Choice, and the Equality of Educational Opportunities

2013 ◽  
pp. 123-152 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriela Schuetz ◽  
Elke Luedemann ◽  
Martin R. West ◽  
Ludger Woessmann
Keyword(s):  
School Accountability ◽  
Educational Opportunities ◽  
Equality Of Educational Opportunities

Science and Aboriginal Education

1993 ◽  
Vol 21 (5) ◽  
pp. 33-41
Author(s):  
Peter Edwards
Keyword(s):  
Academic Success ◽  
Cultural Identity ◽  
Educational Opportunities ◽  
Aboriginal Education ◽  
Aboriginal Students ◽  
Full Participation ◽  
Learning Programs ◽  
Equality Of Educational Opportunities ◽  
The Common ◽  
Area Of Concern

In our society success in science is important for students as a means to full participation, empowerment, and access to career/further study options. Science in schools is an area of concern for Aboriginal education because of the low number of Aboriginal students who experience this success. Goal 3 of the Common And Agreed National Goals For Schooling In Australia (May, 1989) speaks of “equality of educational opportunities” and providing for “groups with special learning requirements”. For Aboriginal students, academic success and cultural identity are twin priorities: achievement and success need to go hand in hand with a strengthening and deepening of cultural identity. Students' Aboriginality must not be denied by learning programs which define science purely in terms of the dominant Western culture.

The Evolution of Equality of Educational Opportunities in France

1984 ◽  
Vol 57 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maurice A. Garnier ◽  
Lawrence E. Raffalovich
Keyword(s):  
Educational Opportunities ◽  
Equality Of Educational Opportunities

scholarly journals Equality of Educational Opportunities at Public Primary Schools in Argentina

2013 ◽  
Vol 21 ◽  
pp. 89
Author(s):  
Cecilia Adrogue
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
School Quality ◽  
Educational Opportunity ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
National Level ◽  
Educational Opportunities ◽  
Distribution Of Resources ◽  
Equality Of Educational Opportunities ◽  
School Differences

This paper assesses the degree of equality of educational opportunities across Argentina’s public primary schools. The main finding is that there are inequalities between jurisdictions, but even greater inequalities within them, suggesting the existence of serious problems in the distribution of resources at the sub-national level. Following the recommendations of the specialized literature, estimates of school quality and measures of disparity in educational opportunity were calculated. While school differences were found across provinces, even greater discrepancies were found among public schools located within provinces, which are responsible for the provision of primary education. Most importantly, inequality among public schools is found to be associated with factors that are considered socially unacceptable, such as the student’s socio-economic status even among schools financed by the same governmental unit.  

scholarly journals Gender Participation in University Education in Nigeria: Closing the Gap

2014 ◽  
Vol 34 ◽  
pp. 53-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Akpoyovwaire Samuel Mukoro
Keyword(s):  
National Policy ◽  
Gender Disparity ◽  
Educational Opportunities ◽  
University Education ◽  
Nigerian Children ◽  
Closing The Gap ◽  
Equality Of Educational Opportunities ◽  
National Policy On Education ◽  
Formal School ◽  
Gender Participation

The National Policy on Education stipulated that there is need for equality of educational opportunities to all Nigerian children, irrespective of any real or imagined disabilities, each according to his or her ability. It further stressed that there will be the provision of equal access to educational opportunities for all citizens of the country at the primary, secondary and tertiary levels both inside and outside the formal school system. In spite of this policy commitment there still exists a wide gender disparity in university education in Nigeria. Therefore, this paper examines the concepts of gender and university education. Also, the paper highlights participation in university education by gender and locates the gender participation disparity barriers in university education in Nigeria. The paper concludes by identifying some intervention that can help close the existing gap between male and female in access to university education in Nigeria.

scholarly journals Can Technology Help Promote Equality of Educational Opportunities?

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (5) ◽  
pp. 242-271 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian Jacob ◽  
Dan Berger ◽  
Cassandra Hart ◽  
Susanna Loeb
Keyword(s):  
Educational Opportunities ◽  
Equality Of Educational Opportunities

scholarly journals Examining the Effects of School Composition on North Carolina Student Achievement over Time

2010 ◽  
Vol 18 ◽  
pp. 29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie Southworth
Keyword(s):  
North Carolina ◽  
Student Achievement ◽  
Teacher Quality ◽  
Math Achievement ◽  
Multilevel Models ◽  
Educational Opportunities ◽  
School Level ◽  
School Resources ◽  
Reading And Math ◽  
Equality Of Educational Opportunities

This study explores the effects of school-level characteristics on North Carolina students’ reading and math achievement from fourth through eighth grade, focusing on the relationships between achievement and the racial and poverty composition of schools. After creating race-by-poverty cohorts of schools, I use multilevel models to examine math and reading achievement for the same students in fourth, sixth, and eighth grades. The racial and poverty composition of schools affect student achievement after factoring in student, family, and other school influences. In addition, increasing teacher quality and school resources reduces but does not eliminate the effects of school racial and poverty composition on student achievement. Policies leading to reductions in racial and poverty isolation in schools and increases in teacher quality should be pursued to guarantee equality of educational opportunities to all children in North Carolina schools.

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