Paper 3 Section B 2.2. What are the patterns and trends of educational inequalities?

Question 1

Differential educational
achievement by:
• social class
• ethnicity
- gender
Educational inequalities in a
global context:
• the disparity in
educational provision
around the world
consider the inter-relationship between
social class, gender and ethnicity.p

Answer 1

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Question 2

What is gender apartheid in education?

Answer 2

Gender apartheid refers to the economic, social sexual discrimination against people.

Question 3

What are two reasons gender apartheid exists?

Answer 3

1) Girls and women are denied the same educational opportunities as men or even denied education full stop.
2) Seperate curriculums, meaning women’s curriculums are more focused on domestic chores such as cooking, whilst men’s curriculums are focused more on labouring jobs ie woodwork.

Question 4

INCOMPLÈTE - State proof that poverty causes inequality

Answer 4

1) The UN’s data is based on household surveys from 61 countries shows in the poorest households, it’s girls that are most likely to be excluded from education than boys.
In Subsaharan Africa, 23% of poor rural girls complete their education.

2) p

Question 5

State proof that ethnicity causes inequality in education globally

Answer 5

1) In Thailand, 8% of children have less than 4 years of schooling. 90% of children from Myanmar have education whereas 54% of children from hill tribes have less than 4 years of education.
2) In Uganda, 83% of children in the Ngakaragong tribe have less than 4 years of schooling, but only 3% of the children in the Munyoro tribe.

Question 6

State proof that location causes inequality

Answer 6

1) In poorer countries, more schools are located in wealthy, urban areas. So those who live in rural, poorer areas are less likely to receive an adequate education, if not any at all.00