Dependence on Tech caused staggering Educational inequality
AI can bring a third digital divide in terms of educational inequality: where the rich have access to technology, increasingly powered by artificial intelligence, and to teachers to help them use this technology as part of their learning, while poor kids just have access to the technology?
Cultural Environment contributes disproportionately to educational inequality in Ireland
Economic inequality has been associated with reduced educational intergenerational mobility:
World ‘going backwards’ on equal access to higher education
Universities told to spend 5 per cent of total income on equality programmes after report finds UN 2030 goal ‘highly unlikely’ to be met
https://www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?story=20231006075137584
Class and Wealth, not merit, determine success in Ireland’s education system – Kathleen Lynch
https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/education-inequality-class-divide-5216581-Sep2020/
New UNESCO Report shows how online education during Covid-19 created staggering educational inequalities:
https://www.unesco.org/en/digital-education/ed-tech-tragedy
The debate on the Irish Government’s funding of private schools rages on:
One in five students at top universities consider dropping out over cost of living
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2023/mar/12/one-in-five-students-at-top-universities-consider-dropping-out-over-cost-of-living?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
GRADE INFLATION: 9 out of 10 students in top universities get firsts or 2.1 degrees
New research shows that it doesn’t really matter what you do in university. What matters is getting in to the top universities. This is the hard part. If you get in you have a 90% chance of getting a first or a 2.1 degree.
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/nine-out-10-students-get-first-or-21-leading-universities
Education is no longer the key factor when it comes to social mobility in Ireland. Family wealth and inheritance play the most significant role when it comes to social mobility and home ownership.