Inequality in key skills of city youth : an international comparison /

This research volume addresses the topic of educational inequality from a global perspective. This book brings together an international group of scholars who examine how well a sample of city school systems from around the world are preparing young people, particularly poor and minority students, w...

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Other Authors: Lamb, Stephen (Stephen P.) (Editor), Rumberger, Russell W. (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : American Educational Research Association, [2024].
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Table of Contents:
  • Inequality in the development of skills at school : a global issue / Russell Rumberger and Stephen Lamb
  • Measuring and comparing skills across cities : the ISCY skills framework / Stephen Lamb, Russell Rumberger and Jennifer Jackson
  • Comparison of student skills across ISCY cities / Stephen Lamb
  • Skills among the students of Barcelona / Rafael Merino, Ona Valls and Sandra Fachelli
  • Social distribution of educational opportunities in Bordeaux / Quentin Maire, Joël Zaffran and Antoine Vérétout
  • Social inequality in skills formation in Ghent / Laura Van den Broeck, Jannick Demanet and Mieke Van Houtte
  • Inequality in student skills across the schools of Melbourne / Esther Doecke and Stephen Lamb
  • Student skills in Montreal and the contribution of school characteristics to inequality / Isabelle Archambault, Michel Janosz, Sophie Pascal, Véronique Dupéré and Marie-Christine Brault
  • Social distribution of student dispositions, skills and engagement in Sacramento high schools / Russell Rumberger and Jay Plasman
  • Social segregation and student skills, dispositions and engagement in Santiago / Andres Molina and Jorge Manzi
  • Differences in skills among secondary school students in Turku / Piia af Ursin, Jenni Tikkanen and Tero Järvinen
  • Social distribution of student skills, dispositions and engagement in San Diego high schools / Danielle Delany, Cecilia Cheung and Robert Ream
  • Future of mathematics and science education : integrating literacy, reasoning and 21st century skills / William Schmidt and William Sullivan
  • Measuring social and emotional learning: a pragmatic approach to validity and reliability / Hunter Gehlbach and Heather Hough
  • Studying skills in the context of cities / Barbara Schneider.