Das Ziel eines jeden Bildungssystems sein muss es sein, allen Kindern weitestgehend unabhängig von ihrem sozioökonomischen Hintergrund die gleichen Möglichkeiten zur Entfaltung ihres Potentials zu bieten. Dass eine vollständige Entkoppelung von Merkmalen sozioökonomischer Herkunft und...

We provide a measure of equality of educational opportunity in 54 countries, estimated as the effect of family background on student performance in two international TIMSS tests. We then show how organizational features of the education system affect equality of educational opportunity. Our...

Deliberative democrats' understanding of democracy includes both participation and discussions before making collective decisions. However, there is a tension between the particular ways they conceptualize participation (as extensive and active) and public discussions (as deliberations under the...