Domestic and International Educational Inequity

Presentation Type

Oral and/or Visual Presentation

Presenter Major(s)

International Relations

Mentor Information

Polly Diven, divenp@gvsu.edu

Department

Political Science

Location

Kirkhof Center 2263

Start Date

13-4-2011 11:00 AM

End Date

13-4-2011 11:30 AM

Keywords

Social Science, World Perspective

Abstract

Research question: What are the primary factors affecting the quality of the U.S. secondary education system, and how have these factors caused the U.S. to fall behind the secondary education systems of other countries? My presentation will summarize the current challenges and flaws within the U.S. education system. Specifically, I will address how the U.S. domestic achievement gap (associated with socio-economic status and race), along with teaching methods, teachers' unions, testing formats, and curriculum contribute to the U.S. falling behind other countries in secondary education. Aside from utilizing articles and books to outline this problem, I will also refer to personal interviews conducted with individuals working to tackle this problem through America's public, private, and non-profit sectors.

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Apr 13th, 11:00 AM Apr 13th, 11:30 AM

Domestic and International Educational Inequity

Kirkhof Center 2263

Research question: What are the primary factors affecting the quality of the U.S. secondary education system, and how have these factors caused the U.S. to fall behind the secondary education systems of other countries? My presentation will summarize the current challenges and flaws within the U.S. education system. Specifically, I will address how the U.S. domestic achievement gap (associated with socio-economic status and race), along with teaching methods, teachers' unions, testing formats, and curriculum contribute to the U.S. falling behind other countries in secondary education. Aside from utilizing articles and books to outline this problem, I will also refer to personal interviews conducted with individuals working to tackle this problem through America's public, private, and non-profit sectors.