A Life Course and Multi Level Comparative Analysis of Educational Inequalities in Nine European Countries
A Life Course and Multi Level Comparative Analysis of Educational Inequalities in Nine European Countries
Tuesday, 8 July 2025: 05:00
Location: FSE005 (Faculty of Education Sciences (FSE))
Oral Presentation
Educational inequalities remain deeply ingrained in European education systems. Reducing educational inequalities – and thus improving individual life chances, social justice, and
sustainability – requires a profound, cross-national understanding of education systems andprovisions, definitions and framings of educational inequalities, perceived causes of educational
inequalities, and measures taken against such inequalities.Between 2021-2024, thirteen universities across nine European countries collaborated to map, analyze, and understand the sources of educational inequalities from ECEC to HE and across formal and non-formal education spheres. This paper provides an overview of this large-scale EU-funded study that drew on a multi-level, lifecourse, intersectionality research framework to depict vulnerable groups, denominators of their inequality as well as promising policies and practices that tackle educational inequalities.
sustainability – requires a profound, cross-national understanding of education systems andprovisions, definitions and framings of educational inequalities, perceived causes of educational
inequalities, and measures taken against such inequalities.Between 2021-2024, thirteen universities across nine European countries collaborated to map, analyze, and understand the sources of educational inequalities from ECEC to HE and across formal and non-formal education spheres. This paper provides an overview of this large-scale EU-funded study that drew on a multi-level, lifecourse, intersectionality research framework to depict vulnerable groups, denominators of their inequality as well as promising policies and practices that tackle educational inequalities.