Hebbink, Paula, P. (2022) What can schools really do? (In)equality of opportunity in Dutch secondary education. Research Master thesis, Research Master.
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Abstract
Despite more than 50 years of research, policy developments and high quality education, inequality of opportunity has increased in secondary education in the Netherlands. This study investigates what (in)equality of opportunity in Dutch secondary schools entails in daily practice, how schools attempts to diminish it and what schools wish to do to further reduce it. To take the situational context of (in)equality of opportunity in secondary education into account, this exploratory study collected qualitative data from focus group discussions with school leaders, teachers and teaching assistants, from schools in rural areas in the Northeast of the Netherlands. A regional perspective provides additional information on how regional issues influence inequality in daily practice and adds to the existing research and policy debate on inequality of opportunity. Results showed schools strongly act upon the perceived inequality of opportunity of their student population. Therefore, an overarching policy to reduce inequality of opportunity is not appropriate; a regional or even a school specific approach seems more effective. Giving attention to the well-being and learning styles of disadvantaged students was perceived to be most important, where teachers and mentors were perceived as crucial actors.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Research Master) |
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| Supervisor name: | Veen, K. van |
| Degree programme: | Research Master |
| Differentiation route: | Lifespan Development and Socialization [Research Master] |
| Date Deposited: | 12 Jul 2022 14:25 |
| Last Modified: | 12 Jul 2022 14:25 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/903 |
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