A case of covert school policy? High and low ability classrooms’ educational outcomes
Rok: 2023
Numer: 2
Strony: 139-154
DOI: 10.34767/PP.2023.02.07
Abstrakt
Legal and financial regulations were implemented by Polish authorities to provide equal opportunities for children and adolescents attending public schools. Despite these regulations covert unofficial enrolment procedure practiced by some public primary schools may seriously conflict with equal opportunity policy. Therefore the study aim was to compare school divisions’ educational outcomes as to answer the question if recruitment procedures segregated pupils into more / less beneficial settings. The analyses conducted in the study demonstrate that there are different outcomes in divisions at the same educational level. The study is specifically dedicated to practitioners and educational authorities.
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