Education policy and equality of opportunity
By: by Gabriela Schütz, Heinrich W. Ursprung, Ludger Woessmann
Contributors: Ursprung, Heinrich W.
Series: Discussion paper -- no. 1906; Discussion paper (Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit : Online) -- no. 1906
Publisher: IZA
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Bonn, Germany
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Subjects: Educational equalization; Cross-cultural studies; Education and state
Description: "We provide a measure of equality of educational opportunity in 54 countries, estimated as the effect of family background on student performance in two international TIMSS tests. We then show how organizational features of the education system affect equality of educational opportunity. Our model predicts that late tracking and a long pre-school cycle are beneficial for equality, while pre-school enrollment is detrimental at low levels of enrollment and beneficial at higher levels. Using cross-country variations in education policies and their interaction with family background at the student level, we provide empirical evidence supportive of these predictions"--Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit web site.
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