Abstract
This article considers mixed community strategies, enacted through planning and regeneration policies, as a policy approach to the improvement of educational outcomes in schools. Analysis is undertaken of educational outcomes across secondary schools in Glasgow. The level of owner occupation in the catchment is positively associated with both examination results at S4 and positive destinations post-school, particularly at the more deprived end of the school spectrum. The results suggest that tenure mix may be both directly and indirectly related to school performance, with neighbourhood context effects not being entirely mediated through the school context.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 131-157 |
| Number of pages | 27 |
| Journal | Urban Research and Practice |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Early online date | 15 Oct 2015 |
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| Publication status | Published - 3 May 2016 |
Funding
This work forms part of the GoWell Research and Learning Programme (www.gowellonline.com). Oonagh Robison?s PhD is funded by the UK Medical Research Council, [grant number MC_UU_12017/4]. Professor Ade Kearns? input to the study is funded by the University of Glasgow. Dr Linsay Gray is funded by UK Medical Research Council [grant number MC_UU_12017/5]; Dr Marion Henderson is funded by UK Medical Research Council [grant number MC_UU_12017/9].
Keywords
- educational outcomes
- mixed communities
- neighbourhood context
- school context