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Author(s): Schneider, Kerstin; Schuchart, Claudia; Weishaupt, Horst; Riedel, Andrea
Title: The effect of free primary school choice on ethnic groups. Evidence from a policy reform
In: European Journal of Political Economy, 28 (2012) 4, S. 430-444
Publication Type: 3a. Beiträge in begutachteten Zeitschriften; Aufsatz (keine besondere Kategorie)
Language: Englisch
Keywords: Datenanalyse; Deutscher; Deutschland; Elternwille; Grundschule; Muslim; Nordrhein-Westfalen; Reform; Schulbezirk; Schüler; Schulgesetz; Schulstatistik; Schulwahl; Segragation; Türke; Wirkung; Wuppertal
Abstract: In 2008, school catchment areas were abolished in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), the most
populous German federal state. Critics have argued that free school choice will lead to
increased segregation and educational disparities. The data used is from Wuppertal, a major
city in NRW. Since the Turkish population is the largest minority in Germany, but also one of
the least integrated, the focus of this paper is on the effect of the new school law on the school
choice of Turkish (Muslim) versus non-Turkish (non-Muslim) families. Free school choice has
led, in fact, to increased choice on the part of both advantaged and (to a lesser extent)
disadvantaged families. Motives behind choice include proximity and the academic quality of
the school. The effect of this increased choice on segregation is inconclusive.
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