ABSTRACT

Canada prides itself for being multi-cultural, valuing diversity, and having educational outcomes that have been identified as excellent and equitable with above average performance and lower than average impact of socio-economic status and immigrant status in PISA. The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, plus policies concerning child care, language rights, immigration, and Indigenous people have affected equity. However, there are long-standing and emerging inequities, particularly for Indigenous people. Within this context, this article examines the case of Ontario, a province which has become well-known for educational excellence and equity. Two main strands of system-wide strategies to advance educational equity are discussed. First, a focus on closing the gaps in educational achievement and improving student success. This strategy resulted in improved performance for students overall and reduced gaps in performance for sub-groups of students, including attention to gender, English Language Learners and Special Education Needs. However, these measures did not fully address other demographic factors, systemic inequities and multiple forms of discrimination. A second strand of work was developing strategies and actions to advance an equitable and inclusive education system, including a broader concept of equity to support students and staff with changes in classrooms, schools, districts and the province.

摘要

加拿大以多元文化、重视多样性、教育成果被认为是优秀和公平的、高于平均水平的表现以及低于社会经济地位和移民身份在 PISA 中的平均影响而自豪。加拿大权利和自由宪章，加上有关儿童保育、语言权利、移民和原住民的政策影响了公平。然而，长期存在和新出现的不平等现象，特别是对土著人民而言。在此背景下，本文考察了安大略省的案例，该省以卓越的教育和公平而闻名。讨论了促进教育公平的全系统战略的两个主要方面。首先，专注于缩小教育成就的差距并提高学生的成功率。这一策略提高了学生的整体表现，并缩小了学生亚群的表现差距，包括对性别、英语语言学习者和特殊教育需求的关注。然而，这些措施并没有完全解决其他人口因素、系统性不平等和多种形式的歧视。第二项工作是制定战略和行动以推进公平和包容的教育体系，包括更广泛的公平概念，以支持学生和教职员工在课堂、学校、地区和全省进行变革。这些措施并未完全解决其他人口因素、系统性不平等和多种形式的歧视。第二项工作是制定战略和行动以推进公平和包容的教育体系，包括更广泛的公平概念，以支持学生和教职员工在课堂、学校、地区和全省进行变革。这些措施并未完全解决其他人口因素、系统性不平等和多种形式的歧视。第二项工作是制定战略和行动以推进公平和包容的教育体系，包括更广泛的公平概念，以支持学生和教职员工在课堂、学校、地区和全省进行变革。