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 o
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CERC Studies in Comparative Education
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CERC Studies in Comparative Education 24
INEQUALITY IN EDUCATION Comparative and International Perspectives
Edited by Donald B. Holsinger & W. James Jacob
Comparative Education Research Centre The University of Hong Kong
SERIES EDITOR Mark Mason Professor, The Hong Kong Institute of Education Honorary Professor, The University of Hong Kong FOUNDING EDITOR (AND CURRENTLY ASSOCIATE EDITOR) Mark Bray Director, International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP) UNESCO, Paris ASSOCIATE EDITOR Yang Rui Director, Comparative Education Research Centre The University of Hong Kong PRODUCTION EDITOR Emily Mang Comparative Education Research Centre The University of Hong Kong INTERNATIONAL EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD Robert Arnove, Indiana University, USA Beatrice Avalos, Santiago, Chile Nina Borevskaya, Institute of Far Eastern Studies, Moscow, Russia Michael Crossley, University of Bristol, United Kingdom Gui Qin, Capital Normal University, China Gita Steiner-Khamsi, Teachers College, Columbia University, USA Comparative Education Research Centre Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China © Comparative Education Research Centre First published 2008 ISBN 978- 90- 481- 265 1- 4
e- ISBN 978- 90- 481- 265 2- 1
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the written permission of the publisher. Cover The image on the front cover is a water colour painting by artist Natalie Jacob, titled The Delicate Balance of Education Equality.
Contents List of Tables
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List of Figures
xiv
List of Acronyms
xvii
Series Editor’s Foreword
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Introduction 1. Inequality in Education: A Critical Analysis W. James JACOB & Donald B. HOLSINGER
1 1
Part I – Conceptual Issues 2. Distribution of Opportunities Key to Development Vinod THOMAS & WANG Yan
34 34
3. Does Capitalism Inevitably Increase Inequality? David HILL, Nigel M. GREAVES & Alpesh MAISURIA
59
4. Education and Inequality in the Developing World WU Kin Bing
86
5. Gender Inequalities in Educational Participation Karen E. HYER, Bonnie BALLIF-SPANVILL, Susan J. PETERS, Yodit SOLOMON, Heather THOMAS & Carol WARD
128
6. Inequalities in Education for People with Disabilities Susan J. PETERS
149
7. Language and Democracy in Africa Birgit BROCK-UTNE
172
Part II – Asia 8. Reconstructing Access in the Cambodian Education System John M. COLLINS
190 190
9. Higher Education in China: Access, Equity and Equality John N. HAWKINS, W. James JACOB & LI Wenli
215
10. Using Enrollment and Attainment in Formal Education to Understand the Case of India Mary Ann MASLAK
240
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11. Education Inequality in the Republic of Korea: Measurement and Causes Matthew E. BURT & PARK Namgi
261
12. Access and Equity: Who are the Students at Taiwan’s Top Universiti
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