Lessons in Educational Equality

Jody Heymann is the Founding Director of the Institute for Health and Social Policy at McGill University. An internationally renowned researcher on public policy and equity, Heymann has authored more than 180 publications, including thirteen books. She has served as an advisor to policymakers around the world. Her work has been featured widely in Business Week, Inc. Magazine, Portfolio.com, Forbes, CNN, The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Financial Times, MSNBC, Good Morning America, and Fox News, among other leading national and international media outlets.Adèle Cassola conducts comparative research at the Institute for Health and Social Policy at McGill University. There, she leads an initiative analyzing the protections established in the constitutions of all UN member states across a number of life contexts in which discrimination can occur, including education, work, health, family, and political and civic participation.

• Chapter 1 ; Ending Educational Exclusion ; Jody Heymann and Adele Cassola ; Part 1 ; Tertiary Education and Transitions ; Chapter 2 ; The Quest for Equity in Higher Education across Racial, Ethnic and Gender Groups ; Mokubung Nkomo ; Chapter 3 ; Increasing Gender Equity in Tertiary Science and Engineering Programs ; Laura Pilozzi-Edmonds ; Chapter 4 ; Achieving Equity in Secondary and Tertiary Education for Students with Disabilities and Learning Difficulties Peter Evans and Serge Ebersold ; Part 2 ; Secondary Education and Transitions ; Chapter 5 ; Leveling the Learning Bar in Secondary School across Social Class ; Marie Duru-Bellat ; Chapter 6 ; Addressing Primary and Secondary Education for Socially Excluded Girls ; Marlaine Lockheed and Maureen Lewis ; Chapter 7 ; Effective Approaches to Making Inclusive Education a Part of Education for All ; Bob Prouty, Koli Banik, and Deepa Srikantaiah ; Part 3 ; Primary Education and Transitions ; Chapter 8 ; Achieving Quality Primary Education for the Poor through State-NGO Partnerships ; Ebony Bertorelli and Aneel Brar ; Chapter 9 ; The Role of Language of Instruction in Promoting Quality and Equity in Primary Education ; Carol Benson ; Chapter 10 ; Improving Indigenous Children's Educational Access and Outcomes through Intercultural Bilingual Education ; Brittany Lambert ; Part 4 ; Early Childhood Education and Transitions ; Chapter 11 ; Early Childhood Strategies for Closing the Socioeconomic Gap in School Outcomes ; Clyde Hertzman, Lori Irwin, Arjumand Siddiqi, Emily Hertzman, and Ziba Vaghri ; Chapter 12 ; Improving Boys' Achievement in Early Childhood and Primary Education ; Barbara Sprung and Merle Froschl ; Chapter 13 ; Equity for Indigenous Children in Early Childhood Education ; Jessica Ball ; Part 5 ; Applying Lessons across Geography ; Chapter 14 ; Adapting Innovations across Borders to Close Equity Gaps in Education ; Fernando Reimers, North Cooc and Jodut Hashmi

Lessons in Educational Equality is a rigorous, illuminating guide to very troubling inequities in educational opportunity that continue to plague large numbers of countries. But perhaps more importantly, it is a tour of hope, an examination of transferable solutions and initiatives in varied countries that are improving the prospects of girls, the disabled, and other historically disadvantaged groups. This is a crucial book that will make us much wiserabout issues that demand all of our attention." -- Richard Weissbourd, Director, Human Development and Psychology Program, and Lecturer, Harvard Graduate School of Education; and Lecturer, Harvard KennedySchool of Government"This admirably comprehensive overview of the many facets of educational inequalities is a 'must-read' for researchers, policy makers, and all those concerned about the opportunities denied to children, and the consequent loss of talent for societies. Covering many types of disparities, from within-country differences associated with wealth, income, and gender, to vast between-country differences, this book is unusual in its commitment not only to descriptionand analysis, but also to identifying specific actions that can help to remedy the situation. An evidence-based approach to tough questions, it is an antidote to the facile opinions that sometimesdominate public discourse. It belongs on the bookshelf of anyone seriously concerned about the root causes of educational inequality, and what might be done about them." -- Daniel P. Keating, Professor of Psychology, Psychiatry, and Pediatrics, University of Michigan, and editor of Nature and Nurture in Early Child Development