The project has kicked off the work with a systematic literature review of grey and academic literature on inequalities in education with a longitudinal research design.
Three research questions are guiding the activity:
What are the studies with a longitudinal research design on inequalities in primary and secondary education? What are the datasets they are based on?
What techniques/methods are used to assess inequalities over time in primary and secondary education?
What are the variables identified as factors of educational inequalities in studies with a longitudinal research design?
The literature review follows an open data approach based on the creation of a Zotero library and it is documented by using the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) reporting items and workflow steps (Identification, Screening, Inclusion), thus increasing the dependability and reliability of the collected data.
Overall the literature review will allow for gathering details on the techniques used to assess educational inequalities over time and can become a valuable reference for future studies, in particular for researchers and policymakers interested in educational inequalities in Europe.
