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School and Residential Ethnic Segregation: An Analysis of Variations across England's Local Education Authorities

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Ron Johnston
Simon Burgess
Deborah Wilson
Richard Harris

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Johnston R., Burgess S., Wilson D. and Harris R. (2006) School and residential ethnic segregation: an analysis of variations across England's Local Education Authorities, Regional Studies 40 , 973--990. Schools are central to the goals of a multicultural society, but their ability to act as arenas within which meaningful intercultural interactions take place depends on the degree to which students from various cultural backgrounds meet there. Using recently released data on the ethnic composition of both schools and small residential areas, this paper explores not only the extent of ethnic segregation in England's schools, but also whether that segregation is greater than the underpinning segregation in the country's residential areas. The results show greater segregation in schools -- considerably so for primary schools and more so for some ethnic groups relative to others -- than in neighbourhoods, patterns which have considerable implications for educational policy. Johnston R., Burgess S., Wilson D. et Harris R. (2006) La ségrégation ethnique à l'école et au foyer: une analyse de la variation à travers les adminstrations locales d'Angleterre qui gèrent les affaires scolaires, Regional Studies 40 , 973--990. Les écoles sont au coeur de la réussite d'une société multiculturelle, mais leur capacité à se servir d'arènes au sein desquelles des interactions interculturelles significatives ont lieu depénd du point auquel les écoliers provenant de différents milieux s'y rencontrent. A partir des données récemment sorties sur la composition ethnique des écoles et des petites zones résidentielles, cet article cherche à examiner non seulement l'importance de la ségrégation ethnique dans les écoles d'Angleterre mais aussi à étudier si, oui ou non, cette ségrégation-là dépasse la ségrégation sousjacente dans les zones résidentielles du pays. Les résultats laissent voir une ségrégation plus importante à l'école -- notamment à l'école primaire et encore plus pour certains groupes ethniques par rapport aux autres -- que dans les voisinages, des distributions dont il y a d'importantes leçons à tirer pour la politique de l'éducation. Education, Ségrégation, Ecoles, Voisinages, Angleterre Johnston R., Burgess S., Wilson D. und Harris R. (2006) Schulbesuch und nach Wohnsitz bestimmte ethnische 'Trennung’: eine Analyse der Schwankungen im Gesamtbild der Schulbehörden Englands, Regional Studies 40 , 973--990. Bei den Zielen einer von verschiedenen Kulturen geprägten Gesellschaft spielen Schulen eine wesentliche Rolle, doch ihre Fähigkeit, als Schauplatz sinnvoller, interkultureller Wechselwirkungen zu fungieren, hängt von dem Maß ab, in dem Schüler verschiedener kultureller Werdegänge einander kennenlernen. Mit Hilfe kürzlich veröffentlichter Daten der ethnischen Zusammensetzung der Schulen und kleiner Wohnbezirke untersucht dieser Aufsatz nicht nur das Ausmaß der ethnischen Trennung in den Schulen Englands, sondern auch, ob diese Trennung stärker ist als die zugrunde liegende Trennung in den Wohnbezirken des Landes. Die Ergebnisse weisen stärkere Trennung in Schulen -- beträchtlich mehr in Grundschulen, und in manchen ethnischen Gruppen mehr als in anderen -- als in Wohnvierteln auf, Muster, die beträchtliche Implikationen für die Erziehungs- und Bildungspolitik haben. Schulbildung, Trennung, Schulen, Wohnbezirke, England Johnston R., Burgess S., Wilson D. y Harris R. (2006) Segregación étnica en colegios y zonas comunitarias: Análisis de variaciones entre las autoridades educativas de Inglaterra, Regional Studies 40 , 973--990. Las escuelas son de vital importancia para los objetivos de una sociedad multicultural pero su capacidad para actuar como escenarios en los que tienen lugar interacciones interculturales con un sentido lógico depende del grado en que se encuentren los estudiantes de diferentes orígenes culturales. Con ayuda de recientes datos publicados sobre la composición étnica de escuelas y pequeñas zonas comunitarias, en este artículo se analiza no sólo el grado de la segregación étnica en los colegios ingleses sino también si esta segregación es mayor a la segregación sostenida en las áreas de la comunidad del país. Los resultados indican una mayor segregación en los colegios --especialmente en las escuelas primarias y más en algunos grupos étnicos en comparación con otras-- que en las zonas comunitarias, modelos que podrían tener implicaciones importantes en la política educativa. Educación, Segregación, Escuelas, Zonas vecinas, Inglaterra

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Volume (Year): 40 (2006)
Issue (Month): 9 (December)
Pages: 973-990
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  1. Michael Poulsen, 2002. "Plural Cities and Ethnic Enclaves: Introducing a Measurement Procedure for Comparative Study," International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 26(2), pages 229-243, 06. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  4. Ron Johnston & Deborah Wilson & Simon Burgess, 2006. "Ethnic segregation and educational performance at secondary school in Bradford and Leicester," The Centre for Market and Public Organisation 06/142, Department of Economics, University of Bristol, UK. [Downloadable!]
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  5. Simon Burgess & Deborah Wilson, 2004. "Ethnic Segretation in Englands Schools," CASE Papers 079, Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion, LSE. [Downloadable!]
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  6. Simon Burgess & Ron Johnston & Deborah Wilson, 2003. "School segregation in multi-ethnic England," The Centre for Market and Public Organisation 03/092, Department of Economics, University of Bristol, UK. [Downloadable!]
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