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EQUAL (EDUCATIONAL) OPPORTUNITIES AND SOCIAL INEQUALITY
EQUAL (EDUCATIONAL) OPPORTUNITIES AND SOCIAL INEQUALITY

Author(s): Mitja Sardoč
Subject(s): Ethics / Practical Philosophy, Political Philosophy, School education, State/Government and Education, Philosophy of Education
Published by: Filozofski fakultet Univerziteta u Sarajevu
Keywords: Equal (educational) opportunities; social inequality;

Summary/Abstract: In a plurally diverse polity, equal educational opportunities are traditionally associated with different ideals, which are – more or less – unquestioned, i.e. [i] that all individuals have an equal access to appropriate education or qualifications, [ii] that the morally arbitrary factors such as gender, race, religion, ethnicity, socio-economic status etc. do not affect the process in which individuals compete for selective social positions, and [iii] that a certain position is assigned to the best candidate...

  • Issue Year: 1/2016
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 55-68
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: English