Growing Gaps: Educational Inequality Around the World

2012 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-64
Author(s):  
Glenn Firebaugh
Keyword(s):  
Educational Inequality ◽  
The World

scholarly journals The Intersectional Nature of Educational Inequality in the Global South - A Case of Papua New Guinea

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Norris Wangina
Keyword(s):  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
Education System ◽  
Educational Inequality ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Learning Opportunities ◽  
Quality Education ◽  
Retention Rates ◽  
Education For All ◽  
Sustainable Development Goal ◽  
The World

<p>Since the ‘Education for All Agenda’ was ratified at the Jomtien conference in 1990, the world has moved to implementing the agenda. Papua New Guinea believes that education is the solution to its social, economic, and political problems, and in taking ownership of and working towards implementing the programme. However, Papua New Guinea’s education system concentrates on improving girls’, education and special education. This has resulted in improved enrolment numbers and higher retention rates nationwide but has failed to deliver quality education to all students specifically marginalised children of both genders. This essay argues that delivering quality education to all children should be addressed through an intersectionality approach. Firstly, intersectionality is defined and the ways that intersecting factors cause marginalisation and discrimination within different groups around the world and in Papua New Guinea are described. Secondly, the essay discusses how Papua New Guinea’s culture contributes to segregation. Finally, it discusses how Papua New Guinea can approach intersectionality issues and improve its education system to achieve Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4, i.e. to provide inclusive and equitable education and to promote lifelong learning opportunities for all. </p>

Education in Emergencies, Inequities, and the Digital Divide

2021 ◽  
pp. 529-553
Author(s):  
M. Mahruf C. Shohel ◽  
Md. Ashrafuzzaman ◽  
Muhammad Shajjad Ahsan ◽  
Arif Mahmud ◽  
Atm Shafiul Alam
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Digital Divide ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Educational Inequality ◽  
Distance Teaching ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Short Period ◽  
The World ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Online Distance

The COVID-19 pandemic upended the daily life of every individual throughout the world and has had an impact on every sphere of life. However, its impact on education, especially higher education, is profound. This chapter is based on a recent study, which explored teaching and learning in higher education in Bangladesh during the COVID-19 lockdown. The chapter focuses on how switching from face-to-face to online distance teaching and learning within a short period of time has created educational inequality and the digital divide among teachers and students in higher education in Bangladesh. Based on the findings from the recent surveys (teachers' and students' perspectives), this chapter provides recommendations for the stakeholders to support teachers and students during the emergency remote teaching and learning. It also shows how different strategies could minimize educational inequality and the digital divide during the time of crisis and how the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown impacted on the transition and transformation of teaching and learning in Bangladesh.

Social Progress in the Mirror of Education

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (3-2) ◽  
pp. 392-406
Author(s):  
Maria Udaltsova ◽  
◽  
Elena Abramova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Educational Inequality ◽  
Financial Capital ◽  
Social Progress ◽  
Systems Science ◽  
Cognitive Systems ◽  
Science Culture ◽  
The Social ◽  
The World ◽  
Russian Education

The paper is devoted to the issues of social progress and conditions for its implementation, the main of which is education. The authors substantiate the topicality of the social progress study by saying that today the uncertainties and risks of sustainable development in the world are amplified. People become aware of their responsibility for the future of the whole society and they understand that meaningful actions of a large number of people have to be taken in the direction of becoming initiative and independent people who are aware of themselves as the creators of their own lives. The authors highlight the role of knowledge acquired from various cognitive systems (science, culture, art, literature, etc.) expanding the cognitive capabilities of a man and the possibilities of his/her creativity. In education, all knowledge acquired from different cognitive systems should be ‘sublimated’; it should become a civilizational institution which mission is to transform the world in the direction of social progress. The authors consider the risks of forming such an institution, including educational inequality in the quality and accessibility of education. The paper concludes that modern Russian education does not serve for social progress and not even for the market, but for financial capital.

scholarly journals The Intersectional Nature of Educational Inequality in the Global South - A Case of Papua New Guinea

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Norris Wangina
Keyword(s):  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
Education System ◽  
Educational Inequality ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Learning Opportunities ◽  
Quality Education ◽  
Retention Rates ◽  
Education For All ◽  
Sustainable Development Goal ◽  
The World

<p>Since the ‘Education for All Agenda’ was ratified at the Jomtien conference in 1990, the world has moved to implementing the agenda. Papua New Guinea believes that education is the solution to its social, economic, and political problems, and in taking ownership of and working towards implementing the programme. However, Papua New Guinea’s education system concentrates on improving girls’, education and special education. This has resulted in improved enrolment numbers and higher retention rates nationwide but has failed to deliver quality education to all students specifically marginalised children of both genders. This essay argues that delivering quality education to all children should be addressed through an intersectionality approach. Firstly, intersectionality is defined and the ways that intersecting factors cause marginalisation and discrimination within different groups around the world and in Papua New Guinea are described. Secondly, the essay discusses how Papua New Guinea’s culture contributes to segregation. Finally, it discusses how Papua New Guinea can approach intersectionality issues and improve its education system to achieve Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4, i.e. to provide inclusive and equitable education and to promote lifelong learning opportunities for all. </p>

scholarly journals Tantangan Budaya dalam Mewujudkan Kesetaraan Gender di India dan Solusinya

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 142
Author(s):  
Agneta Kristalia Tedjo ◽  
Mohammad Daffa Ramadhan ◽  
Muhammad Daffa Dirgantara ◽  
Raden Arief Meivio Bahari
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Educational Inequality ◽  
Indian Government ◽  
Cultural Traditions ◽  
The World ◽  
The Many ◽  
Good Environment

Gender equality has become a topic that people discuss about a lot over the last few years. A condition where women and men should have equal position on every aspect of life is indeed should be realized in everywhere part of the world, including India. Therefore, this article will discuss an overview of the condition of gender equality in India and how the situation of women there. India was named by the Tom Reuters Foundation as the 4th most dangerous country in the world. One of the many factors why this is happen because of the existence of cultural traditions that have deeply rooted for generations. Because of that, it is necessary to discuss further the importance of gender equality in India. It will be explained about the solution of the culture that have deeply rooted in India, especially the culture that bring harm to women. Education is one aspect that is used to reduce any discrimination that is exist in India. The main goal of India in education is to overcome high illiteracy rate and also educational inequality for women. It will also be discussed, what are the roles of outsiders involved in the realization of gender equality in India. How conventions such as the Convention on Elimination of the All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) also play a role in helping India achieve gender equality and fulfillment of human rights, especially for women. . As well as how the role of the Indian government to create a good environment for women.

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