Equity and Educational Transformation in a Cross-National Perspective

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

This session draws on an ongoing conversation among researchers engaged in research on educational system improvement, equity, and social justice. As part of that work, this symposium seeks to foster a deeper understanding of the ways different education systems approach issues of equity and the role that efforts to address equity play in school improvement and educational transformation in different contexts (Estonia, Ghana, Norway, Pakistan, & Vietnam). In the process, we hope to:
• Illuminate ways that equity is and is not being addressed across education systems
• Explore and compare the theories of school improvement and educational change reflected in approaches to equity in different contexts
Identify promising areas for future collaborative and cross-national research

Sub Unit

• SIG-Educational Change

Chair

• Thomas C. Hatch, Teachers College, Columbia University

Papers

• Equity, Education System, and School Improvement in Nordic Education Settings - Tine Sophie Prøitz, University of South-Eastern Norway

• Equity and Educational Improvement in Ghana and Pakistan - Minahil Assim, University of Ottawa

• Equity and Educational Change in Estonia and Vietnam - Thomas C. Hatch, Teachers College, Columbia University; Phuong Lương Minh, Vietnam National University

Discussant

• Donald J. Peurach, University of Michigan