Socioeconomic Status and Gender Equity Among High-Performing Western and Eastern Economies in the Last Two Decades (Poster 33)

• In Event: AERA Poster Session Five
  In Poster Session: Critical Examination of Race, Ethnicity, Class and Gender in Education SIG Poster Session

Abstract

Education equity is achieved when students’ background, such as socioeconomic status (SES) and gender, does not affect their academic achievement. We examined SES and gender equity in reading among high-performing Western (alphabetically, Australia, Canada, Finland, New Zealand) and Eastern economies [Beijing-Shanghai-Jiangsu-Guangdong/Zhejiang-China (BSJG/Z, 4 regions in China), Hong Kong-China, Japan, Singapore] in Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA; 2000-2018). Results showed SES-equity was relatively stable over two decades with better equity in Eastern economies. For the SES-achievement gap, except for Singapore, Eastern economies showed slightly increasing disadvantages for low SES students. Whereas in Western economies, Finland aside, advantages for high SES students increased. For gender-equity, girls’ reading advantage persisted, increased in the first decade, but reduced in the recent decade.

Authors

• Leifeng Xiao, Chinese University of Hong Kong
  Presenting Author

• Dan Wang, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
  Presenting Author

• Luyang Guo, Chinese University of Hong Kong
  Presenting Author

• Kit-Tai Hau, Chinese University of Hong Kong
  Presenting Author