Ethnic Segregation Between Schools: Is It Increasing or Decreasing in England?

Hardback

Main Details

Title Ethnic Segregation Between Schools: Is It Increasing or Decreasing in England?
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Richard Harris
By (author) Ron Johnston
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:222
Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156
ISBN/Barcode 9781529204780
ClassificationsDewey:379.263
Audience
Professional & Vocational
General
Illustrations 15 Tables, black and white; 58 Illustrations, black and white

Publishing Details

Publisher Bristol University Press
Imprint Bristol University Press
Publication Date 13 May 2020
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

This book uses up-to-date evidence to interrogate contemporary patterns of ethnic and social segregation at a school-level, looking at how the changing geographies of ethnic segregation reflect those of social segregation. There is an enduring belief amongst some that segregation is worsening and undermining social cohesion, and that this is especially visible in the growing divides between the schools in which our children are educated. This book uses up-to-date evidence to interrogate some of the controversial claims made by the 2016 Casey Review, providing an analysis of contemporary patterns of ethnic, residential and social segregation, and looking at the ways that these changing geographies interact with each other. The authors consider the challenges of measuring segregation, the scales at which segregation is most rapidly changing and provide a model for mapping changes in the future.

Author Biography

Richard Harris is Professor of Quantitative Social Geography at the School of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol and a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences. Professor Ron Johnston OBE (1937-2020) was a Fellow of the British Academy and the Academy of Social Sciences.