This groundbreaking research volume addresses the topic of educational inequality from a global perspective. It includes 16 chapters from an international group of scholars who examine how well city school systems from around the world are preparing young people, particularly poor and minority students, with the skills they will need for further study, work, and life overall. While skills in key domains such as science, math, language, and civics have been center stage in international comparisons, there has been growing recognition of the effects that education has on the development of broader sets of capabilities such as social and emotional skills (also known as “noncognitive” or “21st-century” skills) that can affect the success of students in school and beyond. This volume aims to address the shortage of international data on the wide range of skills that students need to learn, enabling researchers to compare the types and causes of educational inequality in skills within and between cities.

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• Contents
• Acknowledgments
• 1 Introduction Inequality in the Development of Skills at School: A Global Issue - Russell W. Rumberger and Stephen Lamb
• SECTION 1 International Comparison of Skills Based on ISCY
  • 2 Measuring and Comparing Skills Across Cities: The International Study of City Youth Framework - Stephen Lamb, Russell W. Rumberger, and Jen Jackson
    • 3 Comparison of Skills Across ISCY Cities - Stephen Lamb
  • SECTION 2 Inequality in Skills in Each ISCY City
    • 4 Skills Among the Students of Barcelona - Rafael Merino, Ona Valls, and Sandra Fachelli
    • 5 Social Distribution of Educational Opportunities in Bordeaux - Quentin Maire and Joёl Zaffran
    • 6 Social Inequality in Skills Formation in Ghent - Laura Van den Broeck, Jannick Demanet, and Mieke Van Houtte
    • 7 Inequality in Student Skills Across the Schools of Melbourne - Esther Doecke and Stephen Lamb
    • 8 Student Skills in Montréal and the Contribution of School Characteristics to Inequality - Isabelle Archambault, Michel Janosz, Sophie Pascal, Véronique Dupéré, and Marie-Christine Brault
    • 9 Social Distribution of Student Dispositions, Skills, and Engagement in Sacramento High Schools - Russell W. Rumberger and Jay Plasman
    • 10 Social Segregation and Student Skills, Dispositions, and Engagement in Santiago - Andres Molina and Jorge Manzi
    • 11 Differences in Skills Among Secondary School Students in Turku - Piia af Ursin, Jenni Tikkanen, and Tero Järvinen
    • 12 Social Distribution of Student Skills, Dispositions, and Engagement in San Diego High Schools - Danielle Delany, Cecilia Cheung, and Robert K. Ream
    • 13 Summary of Key Findings From the International Study of City Youth - Stephen Lamb and Russell W. Rumberger
  • SECTION 3 Further Issues to Consider in the Study of Skills
    • 14 Future of Mathematics and Science Education: Integrating Literacy, Reasoning, and 21st-Century Skills - William H. Schmidt and William F. Sullivan
    • 15 Measuring Social and Emotional Learning: A Pragmatic Approach to Validity and Reliability - Hunter Gehlbach
    • 16 Studying Skills in the Context of Cities - Barbara Schneider
  • About the Contributors