Gary Marks
Cross-National Differences and Accounting for Social Class Inequalities in Education
University of Melbourne
article focuses two questions relating social class inequalities education crossnational differences contribution material cultural school factors accounting relationship questions addressed using egp measure occupational class student performance reading literacy 30 countries pattern crossnational differences closely associated indicators modernization organization school system rather indicators overall societal inequality economic development material cultural factors contribute relationship class background student achievement cultural factors marginally important overall countries highly tracked school systems schools mediate relationship children lower class backgrounds likely attend lower performing schools however inverse true school differences student performance partially accounted class background socioeconomic factors