The social effects of travel to learn patterns : a case study of 16-19 year olds in London
Issue Date
2009-08-01Subjects
social effectstravel
geography
further education
compulsory schooling
university education
student
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Previous research into education and student geographies has usually focussed on either compulsory schooling or university education. This paper, using London as a case study, is an innovative attempt to understand the geographies of non-compulsory, non-university education (‘further education’, FE) which plays a crucial role in a world city labour market that requires a wide range of skills. Original analysis is provided using findings from a questionnaire, interviews with students and senior college managers and the analysis of individual student records, the Individualised Student Record (ISR) and Pupil-Level School Census (PLASC). The education geography of 16-19 year olds in FE involves selection by institutions alongside choice by learners resulting in complex patterns of social segregation and travel to learn. The division between post 16 colleges and sixth forms attached to schools is crucial with the latter, wherever they are located, taking a less deprived section of the cohort.Citation
Watson J, Church A (2009) 'The social effects of travel to learn patterns : a case study of 16-19 year olds in London', Local economy, 24 (5), pp.389-414.Journal
Local economyAdditional Links
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1080/02690940903166971Type
ArticleLanguage
enISSN
0269-0942EISSN
1470-9325ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1080/02690940903166971