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In 1972 a universityeducated man aged
25-34 could expect to
earn 22% more than
a peer without a
degree, according to
the Urban Institute, a
think-tank.
Today that premium
has risen to 70%.
Economist March 6 2016
education & inequality: DEFINITIONS
How do we define inequality?
Income
inequality?
Earnings
EDUCATION
Inequality of
opportunity?
Access / life
chances
Political
inequality
?
Power
relationships
How does education influence these inequalities?
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Social
inequality?
Class
Race
Gender
Language
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the inequality pie:
what do we mean by inequality?
Unequal
inputs
Unequal
outcomes
Unequal
ability to
benefit
quality
education
Unequal
access to
quality
education
Unequal
access to
education
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education & inequality: PERSISTENCE
Distribution of (and control over)
resources (& inheritance) determine
the levels of inequality in society
– Labour (NB Education)
• About 80% of total income
inequaity is explained by wage
inequality
– Capital
– Inheritance laws/practices
– Social networks
• Formal (nepotism/patronage)
• Informal (discrimination)
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Low
quality
education
Low
social
mobility
Hereditary
poverty
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back to basics 101
schooling produces
unequal results
based on individual
differences and
unequal educational
opportunities
Factors of difference
has more to do with
the students
themselves, their
families, culture,
makeup
provide all groups a
fair chance to
compete in the
educational
marketplace
educational
outcomes are
largely based on
family background
insure elimination of
structural barriers to
educational success
Economic disadvantaged
children attend inferior
schools…but…research
suggests there are far more
significant differences in
academic performance
among students in the
same school than among
students in different
schools
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Attribute cultural
differences to social
forces such as
poverty, racism,
discrimination and
unequal life
chances
back to basics reviewed
Linguistic codes are at
the heart of unequal
power relations
Multidimensional
approach: societal,
institutional,
interactional,
intrapsychic variables
Groups often see little
reason to embrace the
culture of schooling…labour
market barriers exist
regardless
Understand the interaction
of families and schools in
order to understand the
factors explaining academic
success and failure
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educational imagination
to-day’s values & vision
The purpose
and value of
education
are ignored
to-day’s process & output
Skates over the
complex reality
of learning
Diminished
sense how
education
relates to
broader
social
issues
Driven by the
needs of the
labour market
Preoccupied by
technical and
managerial
questions about
the efficiency
and
effectiveness of
processes
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Restricts
our
capacity to
think of the
future in an
open way
the educational imagination
• the process of education
occurs within a context
• decisions about
educational practices
need to be sensitive to
that context.
• policy formers and
makers do not see and do
not know the people their
policies affect.
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Problem solving
Development
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Social Capital
Managing Conflict
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Purpose
Clarity
Communication
Planning
How can I get the
best performance
from me?
Reason
Conflict
Inspire self
Positive Emotion
Inspire Others
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