Od diagnozy do skutecznej polityki edukacyjnej: potrzeba reorientacji w badaniach nad nierównościami w edukacji

The paper discusses to what extent current research meets the expectations of policies aimed at reducing inequalities in education. Initially, inequalities in education were perceived as a result of the incomplete accessibility of schools for disadvantaged social categories. It was believed that inequalities would decrease with the further reforms of education systems. However, along with the expansion of education, research showed that inequality did not decrease, but began to move to ever higher levels of the school system. It raised expectations that research results should help decision makers search for effective solutions to reduce educational inequalities. The author addresses the question of whether research has met this challenge and proposes to extend the scope of collected data to increase its usability in educational policy.