Open Enrolment and Student Sorting in Public Schools
Evidence from Los Angeles County
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4139623 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Valerie Ledwith (Department of Geography, National University of Ireland, University Road, Galway, Ireland, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 1109-1128 |
| Publication date | 2009-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Environment and Planning A Economy and Space (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0308-518X • E-ISSN: 1472-3409 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1068/a4128 |
| OpenAlex | W2146340348 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 39 |
I examine the relationship between student mobility associated with open enrolment and student sorting in public schools in Los Angeles County and find that open enrolment provides Latino students who attend outside their neighbourhoods access to higher quality, more integrated, schools than those who remain enroled in their neighbourhood schools. However, attendance at majority-white schools continues to be highly segregated. Therefore, while open enrolment may provide some minority students with the opportunity to avoid attending a majority-minority school, it does not undo the mechanisms through which white students remain socially and spatially segregated from their minority counterparts. The lack of meaningful interracial and cross-cultural exchange during the school-age years is a worrying trend that could lead to increased polarization and social exclusion in Los Angeles and other multiethnic cities and communities
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 0,31 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2025 (16) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |