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Inequality of learning in industrialised countries

Inequality of learning in industrialised countries
Inequality of learning in industrialised countries
Within-country differences in educational outcomes are compared for a large group of industrialised countries. We investigate where inequality is greatest, the association between inequality in learning and average levels of learning, the interpretation of measured levels of inequality, and differences in inequality at the top and bottom of the national distributions. Our analysis is based on test score data for 21 countries present in the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), and the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS). The use of three different surveys avoids reliance on a single source.
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129-146
Oxford University Press
Micklewright, John
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Schnepf, Sylke V.
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Micklewright, John
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Schnepf, Sylke V.
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Micklewright, John and Schnepf, Sylke V. (2007) Inequality of learning in industrialised countries. In Inequality and Poverty Re-examined. Oxford University Press. pp. 129-146 .

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Abstract

Within-country differences in educational outcomes are compared for a large group of industrialised countries. We investigate where inequality is greatest, the association between inequality in learning and average levels of learning, the interpretation of measured levels of inequality, and differences in inequality at the top and bottom of the national distributions. Our analysis is based on test score data for 21 countries present in the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), and the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS). The use of three different surveys avoids reliance on a single source.

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Published date: 2007
Venue - Dates: Festschrift Tony Atkinson, 2007-01-01

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Local EPrints ID: 43029
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/43029
ISBN: 0-19-921812-9
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Date deposited: 09 Jan 2007
Last modified: 12 Sep 2024 17:04

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Author: John Micklewright
Author: Sylke V. Schnepf

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