Lessons in Educational Equality: Successful Approaches to Intractable Problems Around the World

378 Pages·2012·1.54 MB·English

by  Jody Heymann

Lessons in Educational Equality
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Lessons in
Educational Equality
SUCCESSFUL APPROACHES TO
INTRACTABLE PROBLEMS
AROUND THE WORLD
EDITED BY
JODY HEYMANN
and
ADÈLE CASSOLA
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Lessons in educational equality: successful approaches to intractable problems
around the world/edited by Jody Heymann and Adèle Cassola.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-19-975501-1 (hardcover)
1. Educational equalization. 2. Equality. I. Heymann, Jody, 1959- II. Cassola, Adèle.
LC213.L47 2012
379.2’6 — dc22 2011012564
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Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper
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T o Benjamin Heymann Brewer and Mary Ann Buttigieg,
and all those who commit a part of their lives
to teaching in the hardest settings.
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Contents
Acknowledgments xi
About the Editors xv
About the Authors xvii
1 Ending Educational Exclusion
3
jody heymann and adèle cassola
Part 1 TERTIARY EDUCATION AND TRANSITIONS
2 The Quest for Equity in Higher Education Across Racial,
Ethnic, and Gender Groups
23
mokubung nkomo
3 Increasing Gender Equity in Tertiary Science and
Engineering Programs
54
laura pilozzi-edmonds
4 Achieving Equity in Secondary and Tertiary Education for
Students with Disabilities and Learning Diffi culties
78
peter evans and serge ebersold
Part 2 SECONDARY EDUCATION AND TRANSITIONS
5 Leveling the Learning Bar in Secondary School
Across Social Class
101
marie duru-bellat
vii
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6 Addressing Primary and Secondary Education for
Socially Excluded Girls
116
marlaine lockheed and maureen lewis
7 Effective Approaches to Making Inclusive Education
a Part of Education for All
142
bob prouty, koli banik, and deepa srikantaiah
Part 3 PRIMARY EDUCATION AND TRANSITIONS
8 Achieving Quality Primary Education for the Poor
Through State–NGO Partnerships
163
ebony bertorelli and aneel brar
9 The Role of Language of Instruction in Promoting
Quality and Equity in Primary Education
199
carol benson
10 Improving Indigenous Children’s Educational Access
and Outcomes Through Intercultural
Bilingual Education
222
brittany lambert
Part 4 EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND TRANSITIONS
11 Early Childhood Strategies for Closing the
Socioeconomic Gap in School Outcomes
247
clyde hertzman, lori irwin, arjumand siddiqi,
emily hertzman, and ziba vaghri
12 Improving Boys’ Achievement in Early Childhood
and Primary Education
265
merle froschl and barbara sprung
13 Equity for Indigenous Children in Early
Childhood Education
282
jessica ball
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Contents ix
Part 5 APPLYING LESSONS ACROSS GEOGRAPHY
14 Adapting Innovations Across Borders to Close Equity
Gaps in Education
315
fernando reimers, north cooc, and jodut hashmi
Index 341
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