IPP Report n°4 – June 2014
Authors: Son Thierry Ly, Eric Maurin and Arnaud Riegert
Contacts: : stly@pse.ens.fr, arnaud.riegert@insee.fr
Introduction:
Large economic and social disparities in the Paris region give rise to significant educational inequalities between localities. Most of these inequalities appear to stem from factors outside the school system that structure society so the potential for educational institutions to significantly reduce segregation is limited. Nevertheless, secondary schools exacerbate the local segregation experienced by pupils, who generally choose a school within one or two kilometers of their home. To the authors’ knowledge, this study is the first to offer a quantitative analysis of the intra-school segregation generated by the formation of school classes
Social and academic mix in the Paris Region: the role of secondary schools
Related documents:
- Note IPP n°13 (in French) : “La constitution des classes nuit-elle à la mixité sociale et scolaire ? Ségrégation “passive” et ségrégation “active” dans les collèges et lycées d’Île-de-France“
Press articles
- Le Monde, “A l’école, le hasard ne crée jamais de mixité” – 1 juillet 2014
- La Croix, “Pour éviter la ségrégation scolaire, il faut davantage équilibrer la composition des classes” – 5 novembre 2014
- Alternatives Economiques, “Education: ségrégation au sein des établissements” – Décembre 2014
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