Equity and Excellence in Education : Towards Maximal Learning Opportunities for All Students.

Equity and Excellence in Education : Towards Maximal Learning Opportunities for All Students.

Taking an international perspective, this volume explores numerous issues - gender, socio-economic and linguistic background, teachers' expectations, pedagogical approaches, parental support, educational policies (e.g. priority policies, multilingual policies, early start policies) - and their...

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Main Author: Van den Branden, Kris
Other Authors: Van Avermaet, Piet, Van Houtte, Mieke
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken : Taylor & Francis, 2010.
Series:Routledge research in education.
Subjects:
Educational equalization > Cross-cultural studies.
Educational equalization
Cross-cultural studies
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Table of Contents:
  • Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; 1 Promoting Equity and Excellence in Education: An Overview; 2 Measuring Excellence and Equity in Education: Conceptual and Methodological Issues; 3 School Competition, Institutional Differentiation, and the Quality and Equity of Education Systems: Evidence from PISA 2006; 4 So Where's the Teacher in School Effects Research?: The Impact of Teachers' Beliefs, Culture, and Behavior on Equity and Excellence in Education; 5 A Feminist Analysis of Gender and Educational Achievement.

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