Equality of Educational Opportunity + Equality of Outcome

Question 1

Sociologists

Answer 1

Gillborn and Youdell- 4 dimensions
Halsey, Heath, and Ridge- Equality of Outcome

Question 2

Equality of Access

Answer 2

Every child should have same rights + opportunities to access education provision, e.g schools of similar quality without unfair social selection

Question 3

Equality of Circumstance

Answer 3

Children should all be of similar socio-economic status starting school. Without this, children don’t have the same starting point or chance of obtaining success in education

Question 4

Equality of Participation

Answer 4

Everyone has same chances to participate on equal footing in school processes
Range of factors mean this isn’t true- social class, gender, and ethnicity effect school life

Question 5

Equality of Outcome

Answer 5

Everyone has same chances of sharing in eventual benefits of schooling

Question 6

Dominant Meaning (G + Y)

Answer 6

Suggests dominant meaning given to equality of opportunity is equality of access- other three rarely considered or implemented