Contents

pp iii-iii

List of tables and figures

pp iv-v

List of abbreviations

pp vi-viii

Introduction

pp 1-12

Part One - A status quaestionis

pp 13-14

one - The educational situation of disadvantaged children

pp 15-36

two - Strategies to reduce educational inequality: a general framework

pp 37-50

Part Two - Equal opportunity strategies

pp 51-52

three - Learning duties and learning rights

pp 53-74

four - Financial and material assistance for low-income pupils

pp 75-96

five - Integrated services for disadvantaged young people

pp 97-122

six - Early childhood education

pp 123-144

Part Three - Equal treatment strategies

pp 145-146

seven - Curricular reforms

pp 147-162

eight - Social expectations, poverty and pedagogical innovations

pp 163-182

nine - Teacher training

pp 183-198

ten - Parent–school–community relationships

pp 199-220

eleven - Provision, integration and inclusion for children with special educational needs

pp 221-246

Part Four - Equal outcomes strategies

pp 247-248

twelve - Educational priority policies

pp 249-272

thirteen - Learning support

pp 273-288

fourteen - Alternative curricula, transition systems and second-chance provisions

pp 289-312

Conclusions and recommendations

pp 313-326

Bibliography

pp 327-370

Appendix: Background information about poverty and education in the six countries covered by this study

pp 371-406

Index

pp 407-424