This book debunks the argument that quality in education can only be achieved by limiting, or trading off, equality. This book argues that any worthy definition of quality education must include the interest of the underprivileged.

1. Introduction: Quality and Equality in Third World Education Anthony R. Welch 2. The Tension between Quantity and Quality in Nicaraguan Education Robert F. Arnove 3. The Struggle to Achieve Quality: A Case Study of Palestinian Education Ibtisam Abu-Duhou 4. The Mirror of China: Questions of Quality and Equality R.F. Price 5. Reflection upon Class and Inequality in Chinese Education Erwin Epstein 6. Education and Mutuality - an Action Perspective Jane Hayes-Orton 7. 'Post-Marxist' Discourse and the Rethinking of Third World Educational Reform Ann Hickling Hudson 8. Qualifications, Quality and Inequality: A Political Economy of Sri Lankan Education Angela Little 9. The Search for Quality and Equality: The Case of Papua New Guinea Sheldon Weeks 10. The State, Adult Literacy Policy and Inequality in Botswana Frank Youngman 11. The Struggle for Quality and Inequality in Iranian Education: Problems, Progress and Prospects Gholam A. Tavassoli, Anthony R. Welch and K. Houshyar