Education, equality or diversity of opportunity?
It is generally conceded and accepted that education is the key factor in equal opportunities. But some authors such as Marie Duru-Bellat (2002) question the reality of this "equality" to the point of questioning it.
She speaks preferably of educational inequalities and writes on this subject "that "everything is played before 6 years", that school is powerless in the face of family determinisms, that academic success is biased by desperately persistent social inequalities? However, diplomas and their (consequent) social sanctions are hardly contested and meritocracy (or "republican elitism") is a respected and consensual ideology."
Is it equality or diversity of opportunity? What is equal opportunities? What are its limits in the journey of people? Would diversity of opportunities be more appropriate to describe this educational reality?
It is widely accepted that educational opportunities for children ought to be equal. This thesis follows from two observations about education and children: first, that education significantly influences a person’s life chances in terms of labor market success, preparation for democratic citizenship, and general human flourishing; and second, that children’s life chances should not be fixed by certain morally arbitrary circumstances of their birth such as their social class, race, and gender. But the precise meaning of, and implications for, the ideal of equality of educational opportunity is the subject of substantial disagreement (see Jencks 1988). This entry provides a critical review of the nature and basis of those disagreements.
Equality of Educational Opportunity (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)
I think Education goes toward diversity rather than equality. What does "equality" mean in this context?
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