The relationship between urban locality, socioeconomic status and school achievement in Stockholm county, Sweden: evidence from an intra-urban model

The current article examines geographical location–academic achievement relationships in the Stockholm region, Sweden. The results suggest that there is a substantial association between the distance to the Stockholm city center and the intake ratings among 373 programs that were selected for analys...

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Published in:International journal of educational research open 2023, Vol.4, p.100247, Article 100247
Main Author: Boman, Björn
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Geographical position
Migration background
SES
Stockholm
Upper-secondary education
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Summary:The current article examines geographical location–academic achievement relationships in the Stockholm region, Sweden. The results suggest that there is a substantial association between the distance to the Stockholm city center and the intake ratings among 373 programs that were selected for analysis in the present study. This relationship became slightly more distinct when the top ten and bottom ten programs were compared. However, a socioeconomic control variable explained most of the variance in a consecutive regression model. Moreover, while non-native background was negatively related to intake ratings, this effect decreased virtually to zero when this variable was tested in the regression model which also included a SES indicator. Some educational policy implications are discussed.
ISSN:2666-3740
2666-3740
DOI:10.1016/j.ijedro.2023.100247