Jerrim, JP;
(2018)
Inequity and Excellence in Academic Performance: Evidence From 27 Countries.
American Educational Research Journal
, 55
(4)
pp. 836-858.
10.3102/0002831218760213.
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Abstract
Research suggests that a country does not need inequity to have high performance. However, such research has potentially suffered from confounders present in between-country comparative research (e.g., latent cultural differences). Likewise, relatively little consideration has been given to whether the situation may be different for high- or low-performing students. Using five cycles of the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) database, the current research explores within-country trajectories in achievement and inequality measures to test the hypothesis of an excellence/equity tradeoff in academic performance. We found negative relations between performance and inequality that are robust and of statistical and practical significance. Follow-up analysis suggests a focus on low and average performers may be critical to successful policy interventions.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Inequity and Excellence in Academic Performance: Evidence From 27 Countries |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.3102/0002831218760213 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.3102/0002831218760213 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Educational inequality, achievement stratification, PISA, cross-cultural comparisons |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Social Research Institute |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10047190 |
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