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Brighouse, Harry and Swift, Adam (2008) Putting educational equality in its place. Education Finance and Policy, Vol.3 (No.4). pp. 444-466. doi:10.1162/edfp.2008.3.4.444 ISSN 1557-3060.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1162/edfp.2008.3.4.444
Abstract
Educational equality is one important value of justice in education, but it is only one. This article makes a case for a meritocratic principle of educational equality and shows that certain arguments against that principle do not justify rejecting it. It would be wrong to, for the sake of educational equality, undermine the value of the family or economic growth in ways that damage the prospects for flourishing of the least advantaged. But insofar as educational equality can be improved without harming those other values, it should be pursued; in practice, educational equality can be pursued effectively within the limits set by those values.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Politics and International Studies | ||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Education Finance and Policy | ||||
Publisher: | M I T Press | ||||
ISSN: | 1557-3060 | ||||
Official Date: | 2008 | ||||
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Volume: | Vol.3 | ||||
Number: | No.4 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 444-466 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1162/edfp.2008.3.4.444 | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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