ERIC EJ1148109: Segregation and Socialization: Academic Segregation pdf

ERIC EJ1148109: Segregation and Socialization: Academic Segregation

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Purpose: There is a tendency to assess educational systems in terms of their efficiency in gaining high scores on cognitive skills. Schools perform, however, also a socializing function. The whole policy debate tends to ignore the impact of educational systems on attitudes or democratic values. This contribution focuses on the impact of the organization of education in European societies on the civic attitudes of adolescents. Design/methodology/approach: We explore the impact of academic segregation–the practice of segregating children on the basis of their scholastic achievement–on attitudes of adolescents living in different educational systems. We use the International Civic and Citizenship Education Study (2009) relying on multilevel models. Findings: Pupils differ in their outlook on fellow citizens, according to the ways in which educational systems select and differentiate throughout school careers. More specifically, there is a negative impact of academic segregation on the attitudes towards immigrants and ethnic minorities.

Research limitations/implications: The experience of adolescents based on their educational achievement seems to affect how they perceive other people. We have not answered the question why this is the case. We hope to have provided a minimal indication of the impact of inequality on social outcomes

• Creator/s: ERIC
• Date: 2017
• Year: 2017
• Book Topics/Themes: ERIC Archive, Socialization, Citizenship Education, Cross Cultural Studies, Scores, Educational Policy, Democratic Values, Secondary School Students, Student Attitudes, Immigrants, Ethnic Groups, Minority Groups, Academic Achievement, Equal Education, Hierarchical Linear Modeling, Track System (Education), Foreign Countries, Achievement Tests, International Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Mathematics Achievement, Science Achievement, Mathematics Tests, Science Tests, Social Integration, Social Isolation, Kavadias, Dimokritos|Hemmerechts, Kenneth|Spruyt, Bram

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