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Closing the Gap

The Move to Equality in Education

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This concluding chapter draws from the 14 chapters that have come before it to discuss their implications and findings towards understanding what we have achieved in gaining equality in education across the world. In doing so, the chapter highlights that there are numerous important projects taking place, with fervour, in different international locations. Many developing countries are recognising that equality and inclusion in education are important for strengthening infrastructure, which is necessary for a developing economy.

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  1. School of Education, University of New England, Australia

    Christopher Boyle

  2. Faculty of Education, Monash University, Zanzibar

    Hongzhi Zhang

  3. Faculty of Education, Monash University, Australia

    Philip Wing Keung Chan

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  1. Monash University, Melbourne, Australia

    Hongzhi Zhang

  2. Monash University, Melbourne, Australia

    Philip Wing Keung Chan

  3. University of New England, Armidale, Australia

    Christopher Boyle

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Boyle, C., Zhang, H., Chan, P.W.K. (2014). Closing the Gap. In: Zhang, H., Chan, P.W.K., Boyle, C. (eds) Equality in Education. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-692-9_16

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