Inequality and Emancipation : An Educational Approach

Inequality and Emancipation : An Educational Approach

Emancipation has lost its charisma. In the 1960s, the term had been one of the saviour-concepts in the educational debate on social inequality and the political function of pedagogy in Western countries. Nowadays, as the discussion is still ongoing, the word is rarely in use. Overloaded with political enmeshments and a plurality of meanings, emancipation seems to be nothing more than a nearly f...

EMANCIPATION: Elements of a Critical Realist Approach

Inequality of Educational Outcome and Inequality of Educational Opportunity in the Netherlands during the 20th Century

Inequality of Educational Outcome and Inequality of Educational Opportunity in the Netherlands during the 20th Century Maarten L. Buis The influence of social background on educational attainment involves a paradox: On the one hand, it is a good thing that parents care about their children and want to help them attain the best possible educational outcome. On the other hand, it seems unfair to ...

Standing with Students: An Exploration of Educational Inequality

An Empirical Test of Alternative Theories of Educational Inequality

A classic issue in education centers on the nature of the relationship between schooling and labor market outcomes. Three general theories of this relationship are the human capital view, the market signal view, and the credentialist view. All three approaches predict a positive association between education and wages, but they differ in regard to its underlying causes. We argue that these theo...