1. Measuring what we value
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Measuring what we value
Development of a data profile for evaluating equity within education systems

2. The English Case Performativity / Equity Choice and access Competition
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The English Case
Performativity / Equity
Choice and access
Competition
Regulation and Accountability
Targeted resourcing
Autonomy / Personalisation /Centralisation / Collaboration
Confused and restricted discussion of equity
What would an equitable system look like?
How can progress towards this be assessed?
What data do policy makers need?

3. Thinking about equity Space Equity of what ? Where within the system?
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Thinking about equity
Space
Equity of what ?
Where within the system?
Form
Equality
Minimising difference
Minimum standards
Meeting different needs
Capability
Resources
Policies
Choice

4. Mapping the Education System
Communities
Social context in which learners live and education takes place
Educational opportunities outside the state system
Education System
Access
Resources
Practices
Outcomes
Measurable outputs – e.g. examination results
Personal outcomes – values, attitudes, aspirations
Opportunities – capabilities to engage in society
Learners’ Capabilities
Abilities to achieve outcomes
Choice
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5. What do we already know? National level statistics
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What do we already know?
National level statistics
Observed relationships – not causal
Restricted – examination results
Issues which are not captured
Ethnic segregation through parental choice
Missing Children
Lack of co-ordinated support
Difficulties of staff retention and recruitment

6. Creating an Equity Driven
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Creating an Equity Driven
Data Set
National statistical data
Inputs
Outputs
Nested case studies
national
regional
local
Locality data
mapping
policy contexts
community contexts
educational experiences

7. Framing questions Learner capabilities & educational processes
How do learners respond to the education system and the aims and values inherent in this?
How does this relate to learners’ social characteristics – e.g. the knowledge, skills and attitudes they bring into contact with the system?
How does the system respond to different learners and the backgrounds they bring to the education system?
How is access to the resources held by the education system distributed?
What are the processes by which the system makes use of resources?
Educational Outcomes (Individual)
How are the outcomes of education distributed?
How do outcomes relate to access to resources?
How do outcomes relate to life chances?
Educational Outcomes (More broadly)
What are the social consequences of education?
Is society more equitable as a result of education?
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