Inequality in Education: Comparative and International Perspectives

By W. James Jacob

Book Overview

List of Tables List of Figures List of Acronyms Series Editor's Foreword Introduction 1. Inequality in Education: A Critical Analysis W. James JACOB & Donald B. HOLSINGER Part I - Conceptual Issues 2. Distribution of Opportunities Key to Development Vinod THOMAS & WANG Yan 3. Does Capitalism Inevitably Increase Inequality? David HILL, Nigel M. GREAVES, & Alpesh MAISURIA 4. Education and Inequality in the Developing World WU Kin Bin 5. Gender Inequalities in Educational Participation Karen E. HYER, Bonnie BALLIF-SPANVILL, Susan J. PETERS, Yodit SOLOMON, Heather THOMAS, & Carol WARD 6. Inequalities in Education for People with Disabilities Susan J. PETERS 7. Language and Democracy in Africa Birgit BROCK-UTNE Part II - Asia 8. Reconstructing Access in the Cambodian Education System John M. COLLINS 9. Higher Education in China: Access, Equity, and Equality John N. HAWKINS, W. James JACOB, & LI Wenli 10. Using Enrollment and Attainment in Formal Education to Understand the Case of India Mary Ann MASLAK 11. Education Inequality in the Republic of Korea: Measurement and Causes Matthew E. BURT & PARK Namgi 12. Access and Equity: Who are the Students at Taiwan's Top Universities? HUNG Chih-Cheng & CHENG Sheng Yao 13. Provincial, Ethnic, and Gender Disparities in Education: A Descriptive Study of Vietnam W. Joshua REW Part III - Europe 14. Different Paths, Similar Effects: Persistent Inequalities and Their Sources in European Higher Education C?cile DEER 15. Religious Education and Islam in Europe Holger DAUN Part IV - Middle East & North Africa 16. Social Inequalities, Educational Attainment, and Teachers in Egypt Nagwa M. MEGAHED & Mark B.GINSBURG 17. Inequalities in Iranian Education: Representations of Gender, Socioeconomic Status, Ethnic Diversity, and Religious Diversity in School Textbooks and Curricula Omid KHEILTASH & Val D. RUST Part V - North & South America 18. Mexico: Evolution of Education and Inequality in the Last Two Decades Gladys LOPEZ-ACEVEDO 19. Issues of Difference Contributing to US Educational Inequality Eric JOHNSON & Tyrone C. HOWARD 20. Measuring Educational Inequality in South Africa and Peru Luis CROUCH, Martin GUSTAFSSON, & Pablo LAVADO 21. Participation of Civil Society in School Governance: Comparative Research of Institutional Designs in Nicaragua and Brazil Silvina GVIRTZ & Lucila MINVIELLE Part VI - Sub-Saharan Africa 22. The History and Devolution of Education in South Africa Christopher B. MEEK & Joshua Y. MEEK 23. Measuring Education Inequalities in Commonwealth Countries in Africa Elaine UNTERHALTER & Mora OOMME Conclusion 24. Education Inequality and Academic Achievement Donald B. HOLSINGER & W. James JACOB Notes on the Authors Index

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9048126517
• ISBN13: 9789048126514
• Release Date: June 2009
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 584 Pages
• Weight: 2.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.2"