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020 _a9789048126514 (hbk.)
040 _aISI Library
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_bH756
245 0 0 _aInequality in education :
_bcomparative and international perspectives /
_c[edited by] Donald B. Holsinger and W. James Jacob.
260 _aHong Kong :
_bComparative Education Research Centre, University of Hong Kong ;
_a[Dordrecht] :
_bSpringer,
_c2008.
300 _axxvi, 584 pages :
_billustrations ;
_c25 cm.
490 0 _aCERC studies in comparative education ;
_v24.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aIntroduction -- 1. Conceptual issues -- 2. Asia -- 3. Europe -- 4. Middle East & North Africa -- 5. North & South America -- 6. Sub-Saharan Africa -- Conclusion.
520 _aThis book examines global trends in the distribution of formal schooling in national populations. It also offers a strategic comparative and international education policy statement on recent shifts in education inequality.
650 0 _aEducational equalization
_vCase studies.
650 0 _aEducational equalization
_vCross-cultural studies.
650 0 _aEducational equalization
_xGovernment policy.
700 1 _aHolsinger, Donald B.,
_eeditor
700 1 _aJacob, W. James.,
_eeditor
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_cBK
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