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Download full textGorard, Stephen; Taylor, Chris – 2000
This paper examines the changing socioeconomic composition of English and Welsh schools over 11 years following the Education Reform Act of 1988, using many indicators of socioeconomic disadvantage and methods of measuring the changing spread of disadvantage among schools (segregation). It explains how to assess segregation (percentage differences…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Discrimination, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
Gorard, Stephen; Taylor, Chris – 2001
This paper examines the impact of England's specialist school program on secondary school admissions, discussing the early impact of policies intended to create specialist schools on school composition. Specialist schools are given extra resources to develop best practices in one of four areas of expertise: arts, technology, sports, and language.…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Admission Criteria, Admission (School), Diversity (Student)
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
