Instytucjonalne uwarunkowania nierówności szans edukacyjnych w Polsce
Institutional determinants of inequalities of educational opportunities in Poland

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the article was to diagnose institutional solutions in the Polish education system interms of their importance for inequalities of educational opportunities.Considerations began with an indication of the level of educational inequalities in Poland in relationto the OECD countries. These comparisons show that the greatest inattention for equal opportunitiesin the Polish educational system can be found in higher education, while the inequalities insecondary and lower secondary schools are relatively low.The next part of the paper is based on a review of the literature on the institutional determinantsof inequalities of educational opportunities. Hence, the following factors have been identifiedand discussed: pre-school education, tracking systems, and the system of compulsory and academiceducation funding. It was pointed out that the relationship between socioeconomic status andchances of obtaining a high-quality education in Poland is deepened by low pre-school enrollment,the process of strong differentiation of lower secondary schools in big cities, as well as the way offinancing academic education. At the same time, it was pointed out that the relatively late trackingand the system of financing education at primary and secondary levels were factors conducive toequal educational opportunities.

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