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Fitz, John; Taylor, Chris; Gorard, Stephen; White, Patrick – 2001
This paper presents four case studies that are part of a larger study on admissions arrangements and impacts on school admissions for all local education authorities (LEAs) in England and Wales. It examines factors influencing the social composition of schools. A total of 23 LEAs completed interviews about their secondary school admissions…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Admission Criteria, Admission (School), Case Studies
Taylor, Chris; Gorard, Stephen – 2001
Through a historical picture of school allocation and residential change, and a detailed comparison of residential and school-based social segregation over time, this paper examines the relationship between residential differentiation and school segregation in the United Kingdom, describing the extent to which introduction of market principles,…
Descriptors: Competition, Diversity (Student), Foreign Countries, Housing
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Gorard, Stephen – School Leadership & Management, 1999
Describes progress in researching the policy, processes, and impact of parental choice of (British) secondary schools since 1988. Captures varied perspectives, insights, and intellectual tensions. Parental choice may benefit choosers in relation to everyone else without necessarily improving standards overall. Researchers may be abandoning study…
Descriptors: Criteria, Educational Benefits, Educational Policy, Equal Education
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