Education and Social Inequality in the Global Culture

• Global Convergence and Divergence in Childhood Ideologies and the Marginalization of Children.- Measuring Inequities in Secondary School Attendance: The Probability of Attending Secondary School for Primary School Graduates in Nicaragua.- Religion, International Aid, and Used Clothing: Globalization and Mayan Literacy Revival in Guatemala.- A New Understanding of Globalization: The Case of the Romà.- Equity Considerations in the Access to Higher Education in Central and Eastern Europe.- The Process of Inclusion/Exclusion in Brazilian Schools: Data from Reality.- Private Resources in Educational Finance and Equality Implications: Evidence from Peru.- Defying the Odds: A Study of Grade 11 Female Students in Eritrea.- Voices of Teachers in Academic and Vocational Secondary Schools in Egypt: Perceived Consequences of Educational Reform for Quality and Equality.- Cultural Capital: What Does It Offer Students? A Cross-National Analysis.- The Institutionalization of Mass Schooling as Marginalization or Opportunity in Islamic Nation-States.

From the reviews: "The volume edited by Joseph Zajda, Karen Biraimah, and william Gaudelli offers 11 chapters that deal with the issue extremely critically. The book aims at discussing the factors determining social inequality in education in the context of global culture. ... It is fruitful because they show that the assumed direct relationship between cultural capital and school performance ... . offer valuable contributions to the subject of inequality in education." (Marcelo Caruso, Comparative Education Review, August, 2010)