Between 2020 and 2023, members of the Lifelong Learning for all Network conducted six research studies on educational inequalities at all levels of education in Croatia, involving more than 2,500 surveyed participants and over 300 participants in focus groups and interviews. This has resulted in 14 papers published on research results as journal articles, a monograph, and chapters in a separate project publication.
Research area 1: Stakeholder attitudes towards educational inequalities
Qualitative research on attitudes of policymakers, educational institutions and other stakeholders towards educational inequalities. A publication including chapters on early childhood, primary, secondary, higher and adult education is available in English below:
- Farnell, T. (ed.) (2024). Educational inequality in Croatia: challenges and needs from the perspective of education system stakeholders. Zagreb: Institute for the Development of Education. Link
Research area 2: Early childhood education and care and primary education
Quantitative and qualitative study on the experiences of teaching staff and professional staff related to educational inequalities in ECEC and primary education. Links to two journal articles are provided below (articles in Croatian only; abstract available in English):
- Bouillet, D. i Brajković, S. (2023). Satisfaction of Preschool and Primary School Teachers with the Support of the Educational System in Providing Equal Educational Opportunities. Sociologija i prostor, 61(2 (227)), 331-352. Link
- Bouillet, D. i Brajković, S. (2023). Experiences of Educators and Teachers in Preventing Educational Inequalities in Croatian Early, Preschool, and Primary Education. Revija za sociologiju, 53 (3), 331-363. Link
Research area 3: Secondary education
Quantitative and qualitative study on the experiences of teachers and students related to educational inequalities in secondary education (Puzić et al., 2023). The research resulted in a journal article and a monograph (available in Croatian only; article abstract available in English):
- Puzić, S., Šabić, J. i Marušić, I. (2023). Some Determinants of Upper Secondary School Teachers’ Self-Efficacy for Teaching in Socio-Culturally Diverse Classrooms. Sociologija i prostor, 61(2 (227)), 353-374. Link
- Puzić, S., Marušić, I., Matić Bojić, J., Pikić Jugović, I., Šabić, J. (2023). Educational Inequalities in Secondary Education from the PErspective of Students and Teachers. Institute for Social Research in Zagreb. Link
Research area 4: Higher education
Quantitative and qualitative studies on dropout in higher education. The research resulted in a journal article and a forthcoming article (available in Croatian only; abstracts available in English):
- Odak, I., Baranović, B. i Baketa, N. (2023). “You Pick up Your Documents and Just Leave“: Qualitative Analysis of the Experiences of Individuals Who Have Dropped Out of Higher Education. Sociologija i prostor, 61 (3 (228)), 517-539. Link
- Forthcoming article: Matković, T. (2024). Assessment of Representation and Determinants of Dropout from Higher Education Using Microdata from European Social Statistical Surveys. Manuscript.
Research area 5: Adult education
Data analysis of educational inequalities in adult education. The research resulted in two journal article (available in Croatian only; abstracts available in English):
- Matković, T. (2023). Information About Adult Education, Barriers and Experience of Participation: Socio-Demographic Inequalities. Sociologija i prostor, 61(3 (228)), 489-516. Link
- Matković, T. i Jaklin, K. (2021). Indicators of participation in adult education in Croatia: findings of recent European surveys. Andragoški glasnik, 25(1-2(41)), 66-66. Link
Research area 6: Public policy
Qualitative analysis of the framing of educational inequalities in strategic documents of the Government of the Republic of Croatia. The research resulted in one journal article (available in Croatian only; abstracts available in English).
- Šćukanec Schmidt, N., Farnell, T., Skledar Matijević, A. i Kekez, A. (2023). Equity and Inclusion in the Education System: Analysis of the Design of Croatian Educational Policies. Političke analize, 12(45), 22-35. Link
