Travel-to-school distances in Sweden 2000–2006: changing school geography with equality implications

Andersson, Eva; Malmberg, Bo; Östh, John

doi:10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2012.03.022

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“…This policy replaced a traditional system in which students were assigned to schools largely based on their place of residence. The introduction of school choice implies that children, in principle, can make decisions concerning daily travel-to-school distances in the same way that adults decide where to go to work (Andersson et al 2012). Thus, while it was common for boys from older generations to spend more time at school, the younger generations have to spend more time travelling to and from school.…”

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The changes of activity-travel participation across gender, life-cycle, and generations in Sweden over 30 years

2018

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This study utilised the Swedish national travel survey covering a period of over 30 years. We investigated the long-term trends in activity-travel patterns of individuals in different life-cycle stages and generations using cohort analysis and a path model. The main findings are summarised as follows. The women, including mothers, in younger generations have become more active in out-of-home non-work activities and their trip chaining has become more complex, compared to their male counterparts. While men are still driving more than women, the gap is decreasing in the younger generations. The gender difference among teenagers in terms of out-of-home time use diminishes in younger generations. Teenagers of younger generations spend more of their leisure time inside their homes, possibly due to the rise of online activities and gaming and more time-consuming school trips, the latter attributed to changes in school choice policy. Older adults travel more, possibly due to better paratransit transport service, supported by better health services.

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The changes of activity-travel participation across gender, life-cycle, and generations in Sweden over 30 years

2018

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“…In Table 7 in Appendix 1 we show that in 2009, pupils with highly educated parents were almost twice as likely to attend an independent school compared to pupils whose parents had lower education. On the contrary, immigrants and natives have similar probabilities of opting out to an independent school, but the probability to attend independent schools appears to be particularly large for children with Swedish origin who live in areas with a large immigrant population (Andersson et al 2012;Holmlund et al 2014). These empirical patterns correspond to the so-called white flight in the USA, and have raised concerns that school segregation is on the rising, and that schools in disadvantaged areas will be drained of their best students.…”

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Parental choice, neighbourhood segregation or cream skimming? An analysis of school segregation after a generalized choice reform

2016

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This paper studies the evolution of school segregation in Sweden in the aftermath of the 1992 universal voucher reform, which spurred the establishment of new independent schools and introduced parental choice. We assess the relative importance of neighbourhood segregation, parental choice and the location of independent schools for school segregation. In particular, we exploit variation in school choice opportunities across municipalities and provide descriptive evidence that in regions where J Popul Econ (2016) school choice has become more prevalent, school segregation between immigrants and natives, and between children of high/low educated parents, has increased more than in regions where choice is limited. This result also holds when we account for residential segregation and focus on excess segregation over and above the segregation that would occur if all pupils attended their assigned schools. We find that the increase in school segregation 15 years after the reform that can be attributed to choice is relatively small.

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“…De esta forma, se busca convertir el itinerario escolar habitual en un entorno adaptado definido por un acceso seguro y autónomo al centro educativo, que mejore la salud (McDonald, 2007a;Andersson et al, 2012) y la socialización de los alumnos (Davis y Jones, 1997; Collins y Kearns, 2001), junto a la disponibilidad de espacios verdes y servicios básicos que favorezcan el desarrollo de actividades diversas minimizando la contaminación ambiental (Collins y Kearns, 2001;Kyttä, 2008;Broberg et al, 2013).…”

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“…Esta política liberal sustituye a una anterior más tradicional, caracterizada por una asignación de estudiantes a centros educativos en función de la localización de sus lugares de residencia (Andersson et al, 2012). Aunque este tipo de asignación es más racional desde el punto de vista de la movilidad, suele incumplirse con frecuencia, ya que se observa desconfianza de nuevo por parte de los padres hacia los colectivos acogidos en los centros, la ubicación de los mismos o la diferencia de estatus social entre públicos y concertados.…”

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“…Sin embargo, un análisis sencillo de esta no ofrece información precisa sobre la elección real, ya que está influida por factores geográficos como la ubicación del centro en relación con el lugar de residencia o la oferta de transporte (Andersson et al, 2012). Además, existen pocos estudios dirigidos directamente a los análisis de la capacidad o posibilidad de superar las restricciones de espacio para conservar una elección ilimitada (Trumberg, 2011).…”

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Propuesta metodológica para la generación de zonas de asignación escolar: fomento de una movilidad sostenible y activa

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ResumenEl objetivo principal de este trabajo es identificar los modos de transporte utilizados en el acceso a los centros educativos por parte de la comunidad escolar (alumnos y profesores) y desarrollar una metodología con la que generar áreas de asignación escolar a cada centro en función del número de plazas ofertadas y la distancia de la residencia de los alumnos al mismo caminando. De este modo, se busca fomentar unos hábitos de movilidad más sostenibles y seguros. Las fuentes empleadas en este estudio son las encuestas realizadas a los alumnos, la información extraída del padrón municipal de habitantes y la proporcionada por el Centro de Profesores y Recursos. Las encuestas permiten conocer los hábitos de movilidad, mientras que el resto de información se emplea para la generación de las áreas de asignación haciendo uso de herramientas SIG. El ámbito de estudio es la ciudad de Mérida, Extremadura. Palabras clave: movilidad escolar; encuestas; zonas de asignación; sistemas de información geográfica (SIG) F. J. Jaraíz-Cabanillas; A. M. Hernández-Carretero; Propuesta metodológica para la generación de zonas de E. E. Ruiz-Labrador; J. A. Gutiérrez-Gallego asignación escolar: fomento de una movilidad sostenible y activa The main aim of this paper is to offer a local-level planning proposal in order to improve daily mobility to school by promoting road safety and more sustainable habits among children. The case of the city of Mérida (southwest of Spain) has been analysed. The sources employed were a survey of students, as well as data from the municipal register, the public transport company and the local Teachers and Resources Centre. The survey was critical in determining mobility habits and students' perceptions, while the rest of the information was used to design a school mobility plan. Using GIS tools, a new set of school catchment areas were identified in order to increase road safety and reduce travel costs.

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Travel-to-school distances in Sweden 2000–2006: changing school geography with equality implications

Cited by 110 publications

References 39 publications

The changes of activity-travel participation across gender, life-cycle, and generations in Sweden over 30 years

The changes of activity-travel participation across gender, life-cycle, and generations in Sweden over 30 years

Parental choice, neighbourhood segregation or cream skimming? An analysis of school segregation after a generalized choice reform

Propuesta metodológica para la generación de zonas de asignación escolar: fomento de una movilidad sostenible y activa

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