Measuring Education Pluralism Globally

Measuring Education Pluralism Globally

In education systems that support pluralism, students or parents can choose the type of school or university they attend. Given heterogeneity in priorities for what should be taught, education pluralism has a value in itself. It may also boost schooling and learning. The fact that there is heterogen...

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Main Author: Wodon, Quentin
Format: Journal Article
Published: Taylor and Francis 2021
Subjects:
EDUCATION PLURALISM
CATHOLIC EDUCATION
RIGHT TO EDUCATION
FAITH-BASED SCHOOLS
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36010
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spelling okr-10986-360102022-01-28T16:06:02Z Measuring Education Pluralism Globally Wodon, Quentin EDUCATION PLURALISM CATHOLIC EDUCATION RIGHT TO EDUCATION FAITH-BASED SCHOOLS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS In education systems that support pluralism, students or parents can choose the type of school or university they attend. Given heterogeneity in priorities for what should be taught, education pluralism has a value in itself. It may also boost schooling and learning. The fact that there is heterogeneity is clear, otherwise we would not have different types of schools. What is less clear is the extent to which education systems are pluralistic. Rather than looking at inputs for pluralism such as laws and regulations, this article introduces a measure of education pluralism based on outputs, i.e. enrollment in different types of schools and universities. The normalized education pluralism index is inspired by the literature on market concentration. Estimates are provided based on data for public, private non-Catholic, and Catholic institutions. 2021-07-22T15:54:19Z 2021-07-22T15:54:19Z 2021-06-09 Journal Article The Review of Faith and International Affairs 1557-0274 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36010 CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Taylor and Francis Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Journal Article
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topic EDUCATION PLURALISM
CATHOLIC EDUCATION
RIGHT TO EDUCATION
FAITH-BASED SCHOOLS
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
spellingShingle EDUCATION PLURALISM
CATHOLIC EDUCATION
RIGHT TO EDUCATION
FAITH-BASED SCHOOLS
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
Wodon, Quentin
Measuring Education Pluralism Globally
description In education systems that support pluralism, students or parents can choose the type of school or university they attend. Given heterogeneity in priorities for what should be taught, education pluralism has a value in itself. It may also boost schooling and learning. The fact that there is heterogeneity is clear, otherwise we would not have different types of schools. What is less clear is the extent to which education systems are pluralistic. Rather than looking at inputs for pluralism such as laws and regulations, this article introduces a measure of education pluralism based on outputs, i.e. enrollment in different types of schools and universities. The normalized education pluralism index is inspired by the literature on market concentration. Estimates are provided based on data for public, private non-Catholic, and Catholic institutions.
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author Wodon, Quentin
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title Measuring Education Pluralism Globally
title_short Measuring Education Pluralism Globally
title_full Measuring Education Pluralism Globally
title_fullStr Measuring Education Pluralism Globally
title_full_unstemmed Measuring Education Pluralism Globally
title_sort measuring education pluralism globally
publisher Taylor and Francis
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url http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36010
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