Using Research to Develop Equitable Education Systems: Lessons From a Scottish City

• In Event: Saturday Roundtable Session 11:25 am
  In Roundtable Session: School-University Partnership Research Roundtable (Table 5)

Abstract

This paper addresses ways of developing education systems that support the progress of all children and young people. Building on an on-going ten-year research programme, it presents and reflects on the findings from the first three years of Every-Dundee-Learner-Matters (EDLM), a Research-Practice-Partnership (RPP) this is attempting to build a city-wide networked-learning-system.

EDLM is driven by the principle of equity, such that all children can achieve irrespective of their ethnic backgrounds or socio-economic circumstances. Within the study, the approach to equity is defined as ‘a process of improving the presence, participation and progress of all children by identifying and addressing contextual barriers’. This involves rethinking roles and relationships amongst stakeholders in order to create a more just educational landscape.

Authors

• Mel Ainscow, University of Manchester

• Ines Alves, University of Glasgow

• Christopher James Chapman, University of Glasgow

• Thomas Cowhitt, University of Glasgow

• Stuart Hall, University of Glasgow

• Kevin Lowden, University of Glasgow