Homework: a non-traditional factor of inequality? Implication for equity and educational co-responsibility


Abstract:

The practice of homework has long been internationally problematized because of its effects on social reproduction. By fitting into the discourse on equity in education and using the interpretive category of “non-traditional factors of inequality”, which refers to disparities produced by school systems and schools due to their culture and organisation, we seek to understand the impact that homework has on the effectiveness of the educational experience as a great equalizer and on the relationship between school and family.