Research Catalog

Title

Quality and equity of schooling in Scotland.

Publication

Paris : OECD, c2007.

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Additional Authors

• Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
• Teese, Richard.

Description

167 p. : ill.; 23 cm.

Summary

Scotland consistently performs at a very high standard in OECD's Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) and has one of the most equitable school systems in the OECD. This review examines the strengths of Scotland's schools and the challenges they face in securing high standards for all children. One major challenge is an achievement gap that opens up late in primary education and widens through junior secondary years: children from poorer backgrounds are more likely than others to under-achieve. A second challenge for Scotland is to achieve broader and more successful participation in upper secondary education and greater equity in higher education. The review assesses the performance of Scottish schools, using PISA findings and national test and examination results. It also examines educational reforms in Scotland in the light of reforms in countries facing similar challenges.--Publisher's description.

Series Statement

Reviews of national policies for education

Uniform Title

Reviews of national policies for education.

Alternative Title

• Examens des politiques nationales d'éducation : qualité et équité de l'enseignement scolaire en Ecosse.
• Qualité et équité de l'enseignement scolaire en Ecosse
• Qualité et équité de l'enseignement scolaire en Ecosse.

Subject

• Education > Scotland
• Education > Scotland > Evaluation
• Educational accountability > Scotland
• Educational equalization > Scotland
• Onderwijs
• Onderwijsbeleid
• Schotland
• Studieresultaten

Note

• Also available in French under the title: Examens des politiques nationales d'éducation : qualité et équité de l'enseignement scolaire en Ecosse.
• "This report was prepared by Richard V. Teese"--P. 4.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Additional Formats (note)

• Available both in print and online.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Introduction -- Strengths of Scottish school education -- The comparative performance of Scottish schools -- The achievement gap in Scottish school education -- Staying on at school, building on school -- Reforming the curriculum -- Going forward.

ISBN

• 9789264040991
• 9264040994

LCCN

^^2008366701

OCLC

190860587

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library