Dr. Elena Lavrentsova, Assoc. Prof.
Trakia University -Stara Zagora
https://doi.org/10.53656/phil2022-03-06
Absract. The article is dedicated to one of the fundamental social problems – the problem of inequality in the field of education and the mechanisms of its reproduction. The author's view of the problem is related to understanding the evolution of the institute of education in the light of the accompanying scientific discourse, which usually starts with the issue of equal access to educational
resources, and then emphasizes on discussing the possibilities for equality of educational outcomes. The author traces several main stages that reveal the progressive movement of the institutional nature of education, especially in the direction of expanding its accessibility, openness and efficiency, which at the same time remains firmly embedded in the existing system of stratification. Attention is paid mainly to the analysis of the way in which the institutional instruments in the
form of selection and differentiation are materialized in the complex mechanisms
and realities of the pedagogical process and contribute to the exacerbation of
educational inequalities.
Keywords: неравенство; образование; качество; социална класа; стратификация; депривация; уязвими групи