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1. Promoting equity and excellence in education : an overview / Piet Van Avermaet, Mieke Van Houtte, and Kris Van den Branden -- 2. Measuring excellence and equity in education : conceptual and methodological issues / Marie Duru-Bellat and Alain Mingat -- 3. School competition, institutional differentiation, and the quality and equity of education systems : evidence from PISA 2006 / Karin Zimmer, Miyako Ikeda, and Elke Ludemann -- 4. So where's the teacher in school effects research? : the impact of teachers' beliefs, culture, and behavior on equity and excellence in education / Mieke Van Houtte -- 5. A feminist analysis of gender and educational achievement / Becky Francis and Christine Skelton -- 6. Teachers' adaptations to ethnic minority students in Belgium and England / Peter Stevens -- 7. Early childhood education and care : equity and excellence in the foundational stage / Michel Vandenbroeck -- 8. Bilingualism for equity and excellence in minority education : the United States / Ofelia Garcia and Joanne Kleifgen -- 9. Finnish basic education : when equity and excellence meet / Pirjo Linnaklya, Jouni Valijarvi, and Inga Arffman -- 10. Literacy for all / Koen Jaspaert and Kris van den Branden -- 11. Caring mothers and teachers, not acting white, and religiosity : what are the success factors of high-achieving DiaspoRicans and Moroccan students in Belgium? / Rene Antrop-Gonzalez. [et al.] -- 12. Full service and extended schools : the path to equity? / Alan Dyson.

Following on from Ethics Education in the Military which analyzed the existing theory and practice of educating soldiers, sailors and airmen in the ethics of 'old fashioned' warfaring, this volume considers the extent to which such theory and practice is adequate to prepare members of the military to meet the more complex ethical challenges faced when engaging in irregular warfare in the 21st century.

There are many models for education that place students in the forefront. This proposed model for informational education presents a particular structural and pedagogical suggestion that aims at enabling students to grow intellectually. It also situates education, as a human action, with a system of justice. The intellectual and personal growth of students, as is demonstrated here, depends upon a clear idea of what is just within institutions and among people. Definitions and examples are offered wherever possible to illustrate the efficacy of the suggested model.

AbstractDo political connections affect investment in human capital? This paper studies the higher education decisions of politically connected and unconnected students during China's economic transition. Using the sequential introduction of reforms, I show that economic liberalization increased tertiary educational attainment, as well as sorting of students into different degree types depending on family background. Students whose parents were members of the Chinese Communist Party selected into relatively less prestigious vocational colleges with lower admissions standards. In contrast, politically unconnected individuals responded to the higher skill premium following the reforms by studying harder to obtain more demanding and sought‐after university degrees.

"Submitted to the Congress in accordance with sec. 413 of the Public law 91-230." ; Supt. of Docs. no.: HE 5.211:11035 ; Mode of access: Internet.