Educational policies and inequalities in Europe

Éd. anglaise de : Les politiques d'éducation prioritaire en Europe : conceptions, mises en oeuvre, débats, INRP, 2008"In order to understand why some education policies succeed and others fail, it is necessary to look at education provision in terms of systems - and the best way of understanding the characteristics of any one system is through comparison with others. Analyzing polices in eight European countries that aim to intervene in the reproduction of social and educational inequalities, this book enriches our understanding of the limits and possibilities of educational reform and provides an important step in interrupting some of the patterns of social disadvantage and educational failure.