Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP1095928

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP1095928

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

A Tale of six cities: Explaining social inequality in secondary school systems: an international comparative study. Australia is frequently compared with other Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries as 'only average' in equity. But why? League tables don't explain this and commentators are vague. What good are comparisons if they don't improve student outcomes through better understanding and better policies? This study shows why inequality persists in six countries. It highlights the role of curriculum as a vehicle for distinguishing between students in more or less sharp ways and of selective schooling as a vehicle for gaining access to the most discriminating paths in the curriculum. It points to ways in which schooling can operate more equitably without sacrificing quality.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 23-02-2010

End Date: 30-06-2015

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $456,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Sociology | Comparative Education | Sociology Of Education | Educational Policy, Administration And Management

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Vocational education and training | Secondary education | Education policy |

Other Keywords

Comparative Education | Education policy | Educational Policy, Administration And Management | Secondary education | Sociology | Sociology Of Education | Vocational education and training

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