Elite schools and educational inequality: Evidence from a private university in Kazakhstan

IF 2.6 3区 教育学 Q1 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH International Journal of Educational Research Pub Date : 2024-01-01 DOI:10.1016/j.ijer.2024.102413
Kemelbayeva Saule , Bakhytzhan Kurmanov
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Neoliberal reforms in education led to the creation of elite schools which resulted in educational inequality that later often channels into economic and social inequalities. This research aims to deepen the understanding of the impact of elite secondary education on inequality in a post-Soviet context. The study empirically examines the gain in academic performance achieved by graduates of better-funded, better-quality, elite public secondary schools in Kazakhstan during their studies at a university, with a sequential mixed-method approach. Our quantitative analysis documents that they indeed perform better than their peers who have studied at mainstream public schools. The qualitative analysis underscores that elite schools in Kazakhstan, with superior infrastructure and academic standards, prioritize soft skill development, yet exacerbate educational inequality by limiting access to students without resources or means to relocate. This work has important policy implications most crucial of which is the efficiency of public funding policy that anchors educational inequalities. Our research highlights how neoliberal reforms in Kazakhstan have exacerbated educational inequality through the emergence of state-sponsored elite and private schools, echoing broader concerns about the negative impact of education marketization on equity in post-socialist contexts.

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精英学校与教育不平等:来自哈萨克斯坦一所私立大学的证据
新自由主义的教育改革导致了精英学校的产生,造成了教育不平等,而这种不平等后来往往又转化为经济和社会不平等。本研究旨在加深了解后苏联背景下精英中学教育对不平等的影响。本研究采用连续的混合方法,对哈萨克斯坦资金更充足、质量更好的公立精英中学的毕业生在大学学习期间所取得的学业成绩进行了实证研究。我们的定量分析表明,他们的学习成绩确实优于在主流公立学校学习的同龄人。定性分析强调,哈萨克斯坦的精英学校拥有优越的基础设施和学术标准,优先发展软技能,但却限制了没有资源或没有能力搬迁的学生入学,从而加剧了教育不平等。这项工作具有重要的政策意义,其中最关键的是公共资助政策的效率问题,因为公共资助政策是教育不平等的根源。我们的研究强调了哈萨克斯坦的新自由主义改革是如何通过国家资助的精英学校和私立学校的出现而加剧教育不平等的,这与后社会主义背景下教育市场化对教育公平的负面影响所引起的广泛关注不谋而合。
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International Journal of Educational Research
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期刊介绍: The International Journal of Educational Research publishes regular papers and special issues on specific topics of interest to international audiences of educational researchers. Examples of recent Special Issues published in the journal illustrate the breadth of topics that have be included in the journal: Students Perspectives on Learning Environments, Social, Motivational and Emotional Aspects of Learning Disabilities, Epistemological Beliefs and Domain, Analyzing Mathematics Classroom Cultures and Practices, and Music Education: A site for collaborative creativity.
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