Abstract
Education systems in contemporary cities have been characterized by a progressive segmentation of the student population – based on their ethnic differentiation as well as on their different social backgrounds. The rising level of school segregation impacts new specific forms of social and spatial differentiation, exacerbating the social inclusion of the most vulnerable social groups. Whereas research has mainly focused on the role of parental school choice in exacerbating school segregation, less attention has so far been paid to the different institutional regulations and policies affecting these trends in different countries and cities. The chapter compares two educational contexts that have recently undergone opposite policy changes: one introducing more parental choice in a context where geography played a key role (Mülheim a/d Ruhr, North-Rhine Westphalia, Germany) and the other where parental choice was very free and is now coupled to place of residence (Amsterdam, The Netherlands).
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Handbook of Urban Social Policies : International Perspectives on Multilevel Governance and Local Welfare |
Editors | Yuri Kazepov, Eduardo Barberis, Roberta Cucca, Elisabetta Mocca |
Number of pages | 15 |
Place of Publication | Cheltenham |
Publisher | Edward Elgar |
Publication date | 22 Jul 2022 |
Pages | 219-233 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-1-78811-614-5 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 978-1-78811-615-2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 22 Jul 2022 |
MoE publication type | A3 Book chapter |
Publication series
Name | Research Handbooks in Urban Studies series |
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Fields of Science
- 519 Social and economic geography