IIS elective about equality in education

Equal opportunities in education is a topic that was clearly portrayed by the documentary 'Klassen' created by broadcasting company HUMAN, shown on Dutch television in late 2020 and early 2021. The praised series followed several eighth-graders just before their final advice for a high school in Amsterdam. The documentary revealed interpersonal differences and approaches. Sociologist Thijs Bol has been researching inequality for years and, in this second semester, he teaches the new IIS elective 'Klassen' - which translates to 'Classes' in English - about equal opportunities in education, which looks at this subject from different perspectives and deals with the causes. The central question is: what can be done to reduce inequality of opportunity? Thijs Bol talks about the set-up of the course and what he wants to teach the students. Role of the documentary Bol explains: "The 'Klassen' series plays a big role in the lectures. Each week, we discuss scenes from the series, what we see and how this relates to the theory behind inequality of opportunity.