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Abstract
We explore the interconnections of pupil admission and school choice with the socioeconomic composition of schools in the city of Espoo, Finland. We analyze pupil enrollment from residential areas, and compare the schools' expected and actual socioeconomic profiles using GIS software (MapInfo). Social-diversification mechanisms within urban comprehensive schooling emerged: Distinctive choices of language and selective classes are made predominantly by pupils from residential blocks with higher socioeconomic profiles. The role of urban segregation in school choice seems to be stronger than predicted. As mechanisms of educational distinction accompanied with grouping policies, choice leads to socioeconomic segregation across and within schools.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | Urban Education |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| Pages (from-to) | 1461-1488 |
| Number of pages | 28 |
| ISSN | 0042-0859 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Dec 2020 |
| MoE publication type | A1 Journal article-refereed |
Fields of Science
- 516 Educational sciences
- 519 Social and economic geography
- segregation
- selection
- GIS
- Finland
- school choice
- urban education
- MIDDLE-CLASS PARENTS
- COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL
- VOCATIONAL STUDENTS
- TRACKING SHARPEN
- LOCAL SCHOOL
- SOCIAL-CLASS
- EDUCATION
- NEIGHBORHOODS
- PERFORMANCE
- IDENTITIES
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SURE: Social studies in Urban Education (SURE)
Kosunen, S., Bernelius, V., Haltia, N., Hautala, T. H., Inkinen, A. A., Jokila, S., Juvonen, S., Laaksonen, L. M., Lappalainen, S., Luoma, T., Niemi, A., Oittinen, R., Peltola, M., Pitkänen, H., Saari, E. J., Seppänen, P., Huilla, H., Ikävalko, E., da Silva Gonçalves, J., Ramos Lobato, I., Hummelstedt, I., Lüttge, A. P. F., Mikander, P., Schaffar-Kronqvist, B. & Holm, G.
14/05/2019 → …
Project: Research project