*Quantitative Methods Hub HT 2023* School Segregation and Inequality in Collaborative Problem Solving: A Cross-National Study of 41 Countries
Increasing complex social challenges in the modern knowledge economy require collaboration and teamwork for tasks that a person cannot solve alone. However, few studies have investigated how educational inequalities affect students’ soft skills. This study examines the impact of economic and ethnic school segregation on collaborative problem-solving (CPS) competencies for 15-year-old students in 41 countries, using the 2015 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). Our three-level random slope model illustrates that economic school segregation harms students’ CPS; however, ethnic segregation is not associated with their CPS. We also find that children from disadvantaged families have lower CPS skills in countries with economically segregated schools. The results suggest that inequalities resulting from economic segregation between schools contributes to the income gaps in CPS.
Date: 13 February 2023, 12:45 (Monday, 5th week, Hilary 2023)
Venue: 15 Norham Gardens, 15 Norham Gardens OX2 6PY
Venue Details: Department of Education, Seminar room D, also available online
Speaker: Dr. Joonghyun Kwak (University of Oxford)
Organising department: Department of Education
Organiser: Dr Lars-Erik Malmberg (University of Oxford)
Organiser contact email address: communications@education.ox.ac.uk
Host: Dr Lars-Erik Malmberg (University of Oxford)
Part of: Quantitative Methods Hub - Seminar Programme HT 2023
Booking required?: Required
Booking url: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIkceGsrToqEtcyUqYQz4apqyKO_MtbhG3B
Booking email: communications@education.ox.ac.uk
Cost: Free
Audience: Public
Editors: Carolyn Fray, Heather Sherkunov