This paper evaluates fairness in educational achievements through the ordered pair (WEEOp, IEOp) whose components provide: (i) A measure of social welfare which accounts for the achievement of less-advantaged pupils and (ii) a synthetic index of inequality in educational opportunities....

One of the most serious weaknesses of the human development index (HDI) is does not take into account the distribution of human development within a country. All previous attempts to capture inequality in the HDI have also used aggregate information and there exists no HDI at the household...

Economic inequalities -- Power inequalities -- Social inequalities -- Inequalities of access -- Health inequalities -- Educational inequalities -- Environmental inequalities -- Towards equality -- Data, definitions & sources

"This book examines existing social inequalities affecting educational settings today. It also explores practical applications and best practices follow by practitioners to minimize the effects of inequalities in education"--