Equality and equity in education: tensions and transitions

In today’s society knowledge and economic growth are interdependent. Becauseof this, the concept of equity has gained momentum in educational debate. Thispaper have the purpose to contribute to this debate. The tensions and transitionsaround educational equity in the context of Latin America are dis...

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Autor: De la Cruz Flores, Gabriela
Tipo de documento: artigo
Estado:Versão publicada
Data de publicação:2017
País:Perú
Recursos:Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Repositório:Revistas - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Idioma:espanhol
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/19290
Acesso em linha:http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/educacion/article/view/19290
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:Educational equity
educational equality
educational quality
educational inclusion
Equidad educativa
igualdad educativa
calidad educativa
inclusión educativa
Eqüidade educacional
igualdade educacional
qualidade educacional
inclusão educacional
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Resumo:In today’s society knowledge and economic growth are interdependent. Becauseof this, the concept of equity has gained momentum in educational debate. Thispaper have the purpose to contribute to this debate. The tensions and transitionsaround educational equity in the context of Latin America are discussed. Therelationship between equality and equity is analyzed. the complementaritybetween scholar equity and systemic equity is discussed; the concept of equity showing it as dynamic and changing in accordance with social and educational contexts is examined; it is argued on the need for equity in transit from primary education to senior high school. Finally, the passage of equity focused exclusively on coverage towards equity in educational quality is examined.