TY - JOUR
T1 - Towards equity in the futures market
T2 - curriculum as a condition of access
AU - Graham, Linda J.
N1 - Copyright the Publisher [2007]. The original article can be found at http://dx.doi.org/10.2304/pfie.2007.5.4.535. Version archived for private and non-commercial use with the permission of the author and according to publisher conditions. For further reproduction rights please contact the publisher at http://www.symposium-journals.co.uk/.
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - This article provides a consideration of the problem of equity in education. In the first part of the discussion, the author draws on philosophical and sociological literature to consider what equity means and its implications for education. Drawing on work by Burbules, Lord and Sherman, she looks to curriculum as a condition of access and the importance of learning support structures in bringing about equitable educational outcomes, conceived in terms of Amy Gutmann’s democratic threshold. The article offers a conceptual-theoretical model for thinking about the resourcing and curricular requirements for equity in contemporary liberal democratic societies, contrasting the social and economic policy mixes employed by governments situated at different points along a liberty/equality continuum.
AB - This article provides a consideration of the problem of equity in education. In the first part of the discussion, the author draws on philosophical and sociological literature to consider what equity means and its implications for education. Drawing on work by Burbules, Lord and Sherman, she looks to curriculum as a condition of access and the importance of learning support structures in bringing about equitable educational outcomes, conceived in terms of Amy Gutmann’s democratic threshold. The article offers a conceptual-theoretical model for thinking about the resourcing and curricular requirements for equity in contemporary liberal democratic societies, contrasting the social and economic policy mixes employed by governments situated at different points along a liberty/equality continuum.
U2 - 10.2304/pfie.2007.5.4.535
DO - 10.2304/pfie.2007.5.4.535
M3 - Article
VL - 5
SP - 535
EP - 555
JO - Policy Futures in Education
JF - Policy Futures in Education
SN - 1478-2103
IS - 4
ER -