UNDERSTANDING THE IMPACT OF POVERTY ON CHILDREN’S EXPERIENCES OF SCHOOL: A CHILD CENTRED STUDY ON INEQUALITY OF EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY IN SELECTED SECONDARY SCHOOLS OF BAKU
(2012) MIDM71 20121LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management
- Abstract
- The following thesis applied the theoretical concepts of social exclusion and capabilities approach as well as a child-centred perspective to understand the impact of poverty on children’s experiences of schooling. The central questions of the research were what is the relationship between poverty and access to and quality of education in the context of
Azerbaijan. Secondly, what is the impact of poverty on the secondary school experiences of children aged ten to sixteen in selected schools of Baku city and are there differences in the school experiences of children from poorer schools and schools in better-off circumstances.
The findings of this research confirm that poverty impacts considerably on children’sexperience of schooling and... (More) - The following thesis applied the theoretical concepts of social exclusion and capabilities approach as well as a child-centred perspective to understand the impact of poverty on children’s experiences of schooling. The central questions of the research were what is the relationship between poverty and access to and quality of education in the context of
Azerbaijan. Secondly, what is the impact of poverty on the secondary school experiences of children aged ten to sixteen in selected schools of Baku city and are there differences in the school experiences of children from poorer schools and schools in better-off circumstances.
The findings of this research confirm that poverty impacts considerably on children’sexperience of schooling and the social gap in educational experiences arises from what happens within children’s lives in and out of schools. It further emphasises the relative poverty and the poor quality of education as the key factors contributing to precipitous
decline in enrollment rates and school dropout. (Less)
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- author
- Huseynova, Gulana LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- MIDM71 20121
- year
- 2012
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- capabilities approach, child poverty, child centred approach, education, social exclusion
- language
- English
- id
- 2543407
- date added to LUP
- 2012-07-02 16:11:57
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- 2012-07-02 16:11:57
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