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School Segregation in Chile

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Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance

Synonyms

Between segregation; School segregation; Social segregation; Within segregation

Introduction

Why Is the Chilean School System a Rich Source of Learning about School Segregation Worldwide?

School segregation has multiple effects on the educational and developmental children opportunities, as well as for society as a whole, in the short, medium, and long term. On the one hand, when it occurs among vulnerable students, it affects the quality and equity of their learning, as it also makes social policies aimed at improving education less effective, since the concentration of more vulnerable students carries with it more complex requirements to achieve the objectives sought. However, there are also effects for all the socioeconomic groups, since higher degrees of social segregation reduce the development of socialization, inclusion, and civic development skills.

Often focused on the socioeconomic level, school segregation refers to the unequal distribution of students among...

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Funding from PIA-CONICYT Basal Funds for Centers of Excellence Project FB0003 is gratefully acknowledged

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  1. Centro de Investigación Avanzada en Educación, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile

    Claudio Allende, Rocío Díaz & Juan Pablo Valenzuela

  2. Programa de Estudios de Gobierno, Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Santiago, Chile

    Claudio Allende

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Allende, C., Díaz, R., Valenzuela, J.P. (2018). School Segregation in Chile. In: Farazmand, A. (eds) Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_3327-1

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