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Social inequality in schools: A methodological summary of model testing

Session: Testing Structural Equations Models

Author:

Lihong Huang; Norwegian Social Research (NOVA), Norway

Abstract:

This paper presents structural equation modeling tests and results of four studies carried out under an analytical framework of social inequality in education, by analysing data of ‘Young in Norway 2002’, i.e. a national questionnaire survey conducted in secondary schools in Norway in 2002. First, the paper offers a broad conceptual framework for approaching the analysis of student inequality in school based on an interdisciplinary perspective of student learning and student attainment. Then, it presents the data and analytical approach of using LISREL techniques in the analysis. Finally, it presents the results of the four studies and provides reflections in the methodological approach of these studies.