Using data from TIMSS 2015, this study investigated determinants of inequality between classrooms in mathematics performance Sweden. Applying multiple-group confirmatory factor analysis and measurement invariance frameworks to identify latent constructs with which build a two-level structural equation model, integrated teacher certification, preparedness school emphasis on academic success into...

It is the Policy of Cornell University actively to support equality of educational and employment opportunity. No person shall be denied admission to any educational program or activity or be denied employment on the basis of any legally prohibited discrimination committed to the maintenance of affirmative action programs which will assure the continuation of such equality of opportunity. Humph...

After the expansion of higher education admissions (hereafter ‘The Expansion’) beginning in 1999, the distribution of higher education opportunities has gradually become equalized between genders. Utilizing data from the Chinese General Social Survey (CGSS 2008), this study investigates ‘how the expansion of college admission induced gender equality in higher education opportunities.’ By focusi...

Gender Equality in Educational Achievement: An East-West Comparison Data on educational access show gender parity of pupils attending primary and secondary schools in transition countries. The first aim of this analysis is to examine whether the gender balance in educational access translates also into gender equality in educational achievement. There are several and very recent international s...

Decentralizing Equality of Opportunity and Issues Concerning the Equality of Educational Opportunity Caterina Calsamiglia 2005 This dissertation explores issues concerning local versus global equality of opportunity, the presence of inequality for education attainment and the optimality of policies addressing such problems. The literature distinguishes between two different approaches to distri...