Equality and equity in education: tensions and transitions

In today’s society knowledge and economic growth are interdependent. Becauseof this, the concept of equity has gained momentum in educational debate. Thispaper have the purpose to contribute to this debate. The tensions and transitionsaround educational equity in the context of Latin America are dis...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: De la Cruz Flores, Gabriela
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:Perú
Institución:Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Repositorio:Revistas - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/19290
Acceso en línea:http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/educacion/article/view/19290
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Educational equity
educational equality
educational quality
educational inclusion
Equidad educativa
igualdad educativa
calidad educativa
inclusión educativa
Eqüidade educacional
igualdade educacional
qualidade educacional
inclusão educacional
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Sumario:In today’s society knowledge and economic growth are interdependent. Becauseof this, the concept of equity has gained momentum in educational debate. Thispaper have the purpose to contribute to this debate. The tensions and transitionsaround educational equity in the context of Latin America are discussed. Therelationship between equality and equity is analyzed. the complementaritybetween scholar equity and systemic equity is discussed; the concept of equity showing it as dynamic and changing in accordance with social and educational contexts is examined; it is argued on the need for equity in transit from primary education to senior high school. Finally, the passage of equity focused exclusively on coverage towards equity in educational quality is examined.