Composite geographical context and school choice attitudes in Sweden : a study based on individually defined, scalable neighborhoods

Auteur(s) et Affiliation(s)

MALMBERG, B.

Dept. of Human Geography, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Suede

ANDERSSON, E.K

Institute for Housing and Urban Research, Univ., Uppsala, Suede

BERGSTEN, Z.

Institute for Housing and Urban Research, Univ., Uppsala, Suede

Description :
This article uses a novel approach to the measurement of geographical context to analyze neighborhood influences on school choice attitudes among Swedish parents. The results show that parental motives for choosing schools in Sweden are strongly influenced by the social and ethnic composition of their own and their adjacent neighborhoods. Thus, parents living in academic, high-income areas put little stress on attending an assigned school, close-to-home schools, or stating that the municipality has influenced their decision. Furthermore, these attitudes become even stronger if nearby neighborhoods are dominated by visible minorities and disadvantaged groups.

Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Annals of the Association of American Geographers, issn : 0004-5608, 2014, vol. 104, n°. 4, p. 869-888, nombre de pages : 20, Références bibliographiques : 3 p.

Date :
2014

Editeur :
Pays édition : Etats-Unis, Washington, DC, Association of American Geographers

Langue :
Anglais