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A study of equality of educational opportunity in Nepal using logistic regression analysis
International Journal of Comparative Education and Development Pub Date : 2020-08-04 , DOI: 10.1108/ijced-03-2020-0012
Naruho Ezaki

Purpose

While privatisation in education is expanding, the number of children transferring from public to private schools seeking high-quality education has increased. This study examined equality of educational opportunity, focussing on the attributes of individual children and their familial backgrounds. The target country is Nepal, which has been facing an educational disparity problem between public and private schools.

Design/methodology/approach

This study performed a logistic regression analysis with the objective variable as the binary capability to attend a private school and analysed the differences between children who attended public versus private schools. Semi-structured interviews with subjects and teachers and home-visit surveys were conducted to collect and confirm data.

Findings

This study revealed that particular children were excluded from seeking high-quality education in form of attending private schools. These children's characteristics correspond to lower economic status, illiterate mothers, being only children and female. Moreover, the study observed changes in awareness due to the modernisation and globalisation of Nepali society and growing enthusiasm for education, amongst others.

Originality/value

Research on privatisation and access to quality education, which has attracted scholarly attention in recent years, requires a broader scope regarding target countries and more in-depth analyses. This study focussed on Nepal since, in the country, the phenomenon of children leaving public for private schools is prominent and little research has been conducted on this context. Additionally, since the study gathered extensive data on individual children and did not rely on secondary data, it was possible to perform an in-depth analysis and accurately portray the real situation faced by Nepali children.



中文翻译:

用逻辑回归分析研究尼泊尔的教育机会均等

目的

在教育私有化不断扩大的同时,从公立学校转到私立学校寻求高质量教育的儿童人数也在增加。这项研究检查了受教育机会的均等性,重点是单个孩子的属性及其家庭背景。目标国家是尼泊尔,该国一直面临公立和私立学校之间的教育差距问题。

设计/方法/方法

这项研究以目标变量作为进入私立学校的二元能力进行了逻辑回归分析,并分析了就读公立学校与私立学校的孩子之间的差异。对科目和教师进行了半结构化访谈,并进行了家庭访问调查,以收集和确认数据。

发现

这项研究表明,某些儿童被排除在以私立学校的形式接受高质量教育的过程中。这些儿童的特征对应于较低的经济地位,即文盲的母亲,只有儿童和女性。此外,该研究还观察到由于尼泊尔社会的现代化和全球化以及对教育的热情与日俱增而引起的意识变化。

创意/价值

近年来,关于私有化和接受优质教育的研究引起了学术界的关注,它要求在目标国家方面有更广泛的范围,并且需要进行更深入的分析。这项研究的重点是尼泊尔,因为在该国,儿童私立上私立学校的现象很突出,因此在这方面进行的研究很少。此外,由于该研究收集了有关单个儿童的大量数据,并且不依赖于辅助数据,因此有可能进行深入分析并准确描绘尼泊尔儿童所面临的实际情况。

更新日期:2020-08-04
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