Distance, Education and Inequality

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Title: Distance, Education and Inequality
Language: English
Authors: Hamnett, Chris, Butler, Tim
Source: Comparative Education. 2013 49(3):317-330.
Availability: Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 325 Chestnut Street Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Fax: 215-625-2940; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 14
Publication Date: 2013
Document Type: Reports - Evaluative
Journal Articles
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
Descriptors: Student Placement, School Choice, Parent Participation, Proximity, Preferences, Geographic Location, Reputation, Ability Grouping, Student Transportation, Equal Education, Access to Education, Educational Policy, Foreign Countries
Geographic Terms: Netherlands, United Kingdom (England), United Kingdom (Wales)
DOI: 10.1080/03050068.2013.807165
ISSN: 0305-0068
Abstract: In this paper we examine the role which distance, in a variety of forms, can play in the reproduction, intensification or reduction of educational inequality in different types of school systems in different countries. This is a very broad issue, and in the paper we examine the ways in which distance to school has emerged as an important factor in understanding the relationship between social and educational inequality in London. We begin by outlining a broad framework for examination of the importance of space and distance which looks at characteristics of schools, pupils and school allocational systems and how they combine in different situations. We then attempt to populate this schema by drawing on different specific examples linking to relevant national literatures.
Abstractor: As Provided
Number of References: 34
Entry Date: 2014
Accession Number: EJ1023035
Database: ERIC
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