Equity and excellence in education : towards maximal learning opportunities for all students / edited by Kris Van den Branden, Piet Van Avermaet and Mieke Van Houtte.

Throughout the world, equity and excellence in education is a major issue of concern. International comparative studies such as those carried out by OECD (PISA) have launched a worldwide debate on the effectiveness of educational systems (macro level), schools (meso level) and teachers (micro level)...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Taylor & Francis)
Other Authors: Branden, Kris van den, Avermaet, Piet van, Houtte, Mieke van
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Routledge, 2011.
Series:Routledge research in education ; 50.
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Table of Contents:
  • Promoting Equity and Excellence in Education: An Overview
  • Measuring Excellence and Equity in Education: Conceptual and Methodological Issues
  • School Competition, Institutional Differentiation, and the Quality and Equity Education Systems: Evidence from PISA 2006
  • So Where's the Teacher in School Effects research? The Impact of the Teachers' Beliefs, Culture, and Behavior on Equity and Excellence in Education
  • A Feminist Analysis of Gender and educational Achievement
  • Teachers' adaptations to Ethnic Minority Students in Belgium and England
  • Early Childhood education and care: Equity and education in the Foundational stage
  • Bilingualism for Equityand Excellence Minority Education: The United States
  • Finnish Basic Education: When Equity and Excellence Meet
  • Literacy for All
  • Caring Mothers and Teachers, Not Acting White, and Religiosity: What are the Success Factors of High-Achieving DiaspoRicans and Moroccan Students in Belgium?
  • Full-Service and Extended Schools: The Path to Equity?