Quality and equality in education: reconsidering the meaning of "within-school factors"

This paper deals with the issue of quality and equality in schools. The empirical investigation is based on data of Brazilian national assessment, mathematics, grade 4th, carried out in 2001. Findings stress that school factors associated to quality are also associated to within-school inequality. I...

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Autores: Franco, Creso, Ortigao, Isabel, Albernaz, Ângela, Bonamino, Alicia, Aguiar, Glauco, Alves, Fatima, Satyro, Natalia
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2007
País:Brasil
Recursos:Fundação Cesgranrio
Repositorio:Ensaio (Rio de Janeiro. Online)
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.localhost:article/575
Acesso em linha:https://revistas.cesgranrio.org.br/index.php/ensaio/article/view/575
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:School factors; school effectiveness; Equity; Primary education
Factores intra-escolares; Eficacia escolar; Equidad intra-escolar; Educacion fundamental
Fatores intra-escolares; Eficacia escolar; Eqüidade intra-escolar; Educação fundamental
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Resumo:This paper deals with the issue of quality and equality in schools. The empirical investigation is based on data of Brazilian national assessment, mathematics, grade 4th, carried out in 2001. Findings stress that school factors associated to quality are also associated to within-school inequality. In this context, we discuss to what extent and under which conditions features associated to quality may also be associated to within school system equity.