ABSTRACT
The dossier titled Implementation of public policies to combat educational inequalities comprises eight articles focused on addressing issues concerning different policy cycle stages by disclosing their numerous and complex elements - such as policy disputes for the agenda, regulatory instruments, undertaken resources, implementing agents’ performance and likely effects of these policies on the guarantee of the right to education - to help reducing social inequalities. The objects of study addressed in the dossier’s articles comprised international, national and local contexts. They were analyzed based on different theoretical references and methodological approaches. The dossier is also an initiative to enable interdisciplinary associations by linking the Educational Policy field to fields such as Political Science and Sociology of Education. Thus, the dossier is expected to make relevant contributions to increase the production of knowledge about public policies on education and their association with social inequalities.
Keywords:
Implementation of education policies; Educational inequalities; Cycle of public policies; Education