Equity Metrics, Measures, and Analytic Approaches in Education Research
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| Title: | Equity Metrics, Measures, and Analytic Approaches in Education Research |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Rosen, Rachel, Welbeck, Rashida, MDRC |
| Source: | MDRC. 2021. |
| Availability: | MDRC. 16 East 34th Street 19th Floor, New York, NY 10016-4326. Tel: 212-532-3200; Fax: 212-684-0832; e-mail: publications@mdrc.org; Web site: http://www.mdrc.org |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 4 |
| Publication Date: | 2021 |
| Intended Audience: | Policymakers; Practitioners |
| Document Type: | Information Analyses Reports - Evaluative |
| Descriptors: | Equal Education, Educational Research, Educational Assessment, Achievement Gap, Measurement Techniques |
| Abstract: | MDRC's Equity Collaborative researched ways that MDRC can more fully measure equity both as a condition and an outcome within studies that are focused on education. They reviewed literature about ways that other researchers, including some in other fields, have approached these questions. The review suggests that most measures used in social inequity research--including both qualitative and quantitative measures--perform a descriptive function and primarily illustrate differences between groups. Key resources the authors identified for measuring equity in education settings include a 2019 National Academy of Sciences report, "Monitoring Educational Equity," and a 2018 UNESCO report, "Measuring Educational Equity in Education." The tables presented in this report summarize examples of equity metrics, data displays, and statistics, from these and select other sources. |
| Abstractor: | ERIC |
| Entry Date: | 2021 |
| Accession Number: | ED614121 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | MDRC's Equity Collaborative researched ways that MDRC can more fully measure equity both as a condition and an outcome within studies that are focused on education. They reviewed literature about ways that other researchers, including some in other fields, have approached these questions. The review suggests that most measures used in social inequity research--including both qualitative and quantitative measures--perform a descriptive function and primarily illustrate differences between groups. Key resources the authors identified for measuring equity in education settings include a 2019 National Academy of Sciences report, "Monitoring Educational Equity," and a 2018 UNESCO report, "Measuring Educational Equity in Education." The tables presented in this report summarize examples of equity metrics, data displays, and statistics, from these and select other sources. |
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