School Segregation and Social Cohesion in Santiago : Perspectives from the Chilean Experience / by Andres Molina.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Molina, Andrés, author.

Series:

International Study of City Youth Education, 2524-8545 ; 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Educational sociology.

Schools.

Inclusive education.

Social structure.

Equality.

Sociology of Education.

School and Schooling.

Inclusive Education.

Social Structure.

Local Subjects:

Sociology of Education.

School and Schooling.

Inclusive Education.

Social Structure.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (188 pages)

Edition:

1st ed. 2021.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2021.

Summary:

This book examines the consequences of educational segregation from the perspective of social cohesion. It investigates the impact of separating students along socioeconomic lines on student attitudes, dispositions and outlooks considered important for social cohesion as well as on achievement, opening the discussion about the social costs of school segregation. The separation of students based on their social background is a common feature of schooling in many modern systems. This is not only due to the influence of residential segregation but also to the effects of policies promoting educational privatisation, parental choice and student academic selection. By recognising the importance of schooling for citizenship and social integration, the chapters in this book explore how the separation of students throughout their school lives can contribute to the division of citizens beyond school, and how social segregation in school systems affect social cohesion more broadly. By exploring the case of Santiago, Chile, the study is a timely contribution to the understanding of the roots of social division and the role that schools play in creating cohesive societies. The originality of the approach and the evidence presented draw on implications that should be of interest to a wider audience concerned with contemporary discussions on solidarity and its erosion by educational segregation in urban environments. .

Contents:

1. Introduction

2. Education, Segregation and Social Cohesion

3. Organisation of Education in Chile and Santiago

4. Studying School Segregation and Social Cohesion in Secondary Schools in Santiago

5. How Segregated are Secondary Schools in Santiago?

6. Effects of Segregation on School Learning Environments and Student Attitudes towards School and Learning

7. Social Segregation and Student Cognitive, Social and Emotional Skills

8. Shaping Student Work and Study Plans

9. Social Segregation and Student Skills and Dispositions towards Social Cohesion

10. Concluding Remarks. .

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9783030705343

303070534X

OCLC:

1247681720