The social effects of travel to learn patterns: a case study of 16-19 year olds in London

Judith Watson; Andrew Church

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The social effects of travel to learn patterns: a case study of 16-19 year olds in London

Judith Watson, Andrew Church

University of Brighton

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	389-414
Number of pages	26
Journal	Local Economy
Volume	24
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/02690940903166971
Publication status	Published - 2009

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