*Quantitative Methods Hub HT 2023* School Segregation and Inequality in Collaborative Problem Solving: A Cross-National Study of 41 Countries

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Abstract

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.

Event Details

Monday 13 February 2023
12:45 - 14:00
Department of Education, Seminar room D, also available online
Public
Quantitative Methods Hub - Seminar Programme HT 2023
Department of Education
Free

Event Speakers

Dr. Joonghyun Kwak

Organiser

Dr Lars-Erik Malmberg