EQUALITY IN EDUCATION: PHILOSOPHICAL AND LEGAL PERSPECTIVE
EQUALITY IN EDUCATION: PHILOSOPHICAL AND LEGAL PERSPECTIVE
Author(s): Łukasz MirochaSubject(s): International Law, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Contemporary Philosophy, State/Government and Education, Sociology of Education
Published by: Editura Pro Universitaria
Keywords: equality; education; adequacy; justice; right to education; inclusive education; neoliberalism; United Nations;
Summary/Abstract: The article discusses the problem of equality in education, particularly in the field of access to education. It presents contemporary philosophical trends in regard to this subject matter, explaining the difference between formal equality and substantive one. The conception of educational adequacy is also presented. What is more, the author shows how previously elitist views are still – in a legitimate way – part of principles governing the problem. When it comes to legal considerations, the paper delivers comprehensive outlook on provisions guaranteed in the United Nations system of protection of human rights with respect to equality in education. Inefficiency of these provisions is portrayed as one of the causes of recent changes in the area of right to education, that afflicts also the problem of educational equality.
Journal: Euromentor Journal - Studies about education
- Issue Year: X/2019
- Issue No: 3
- Page Range: 7-26
- Page Count: 20
- Language: English