ERIC Number: EJ1394575
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Oct
Pages: 25
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ISSN: ISSN-0141-1926
EISSN: EISSN-1469-3518
Fragmented Spaces in the Urban Landscape: A Socio-Spatial Analysis of Educational Supply in the City of Madrid
Bueno, Carlos; Bonal, Xavier
British Educational Research Journal, v49 n5 p1108-1132 Oct 2023
The geography of school choice critically shapes families' educational opportunities. Residential segregation, social inequalities and the educational marketplace interact in complex ways and produce spatialised educational opportunities for families. This paper analyses the link between these dimensions and how they structure families' educational opportunities in the city of Madrid. Based on several administrative datasets that capture students' residential location, their socio-economic position, the schools they attend and the characteristics of school supply, our analysis reveals the uneven spatial distribution of the different school modalities in Madrid, where advantaged families and neighbourhoods have more diversified and socio-economically homogenous nearby schooling options. The results also depict the way the city is spatially divided along a continuum of 'privileged' residential and educational assets. The paper reflects on how reforms expanding school choice and diversification of the educational market undertaken by the regional government may have increased the link between residential and school segregation.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Geography, School Choice, Educational Supply, Educational Opportunities, Metropolitan Areas, Place of Residence, Advantaged, Educational Change, School Segregation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Spain (Madrid)
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