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Huang, Haigen; Sebastian, James – Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 2015
Since the publication of the Coleman report in 1966, research on the role of schools in influencing student achievement relative to the role of family background has generated considerable interest and controversy. A large volume of international and comparative research has also been devoted to studying school effects on student achievement.…
Descriptors: School Role, Academic Achievement, Achievement Gap, Socioeconomic Status
Russell, Susan Garnett; Tiplic, Dijana – Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 2014
This paper investigates the extent to which rights-based education is utilised in textbooks from conflict-affected countries. Drawing on a unique dataset of 528 secondary social science textbooks from 71 countries from 1966 to 2008, we analyse factors that predict a rights discourse in texts. We find that textbooks from conflict-affected nations…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Textbooks, Content Analysis, Educational Change