Family Inequality, School Inequality and Student Achievement in English in the Philippines

Abstract

Studies have shown that countries with greater economic inequality have lower overall student achievement. In the present study, it investigates the link between family inequality, school inequality of educational resources (school inequality of educational materials and school inequality of teacher quality), and academic achievement as measured by test scores in English selected provinces in the Philippines. Using data on inequalities and achievement such as the intra-provincial Gini coefficient for family inequality, SD of the index for educational resources for school inequality, and provincial National Achievement Tests (English) results, the present employs multilevel regression analysis to look at how these inequalities are linked to students’ achievement in English. Following an explanatory sequential mixed methods design, qualitative data will be gathered to look further on the systemic nature of school inequality. Keywords: