How schools affect neighbourhoods: a conceptual framework for the multiple roles of public schools
Schools are often seen primarily as places of education and learning. However, in addition to providing pupils with knowledge and skills needed in life, schools have a central role in forming and structuring life in their neighbourhoods. In this paper, we propose a conceptual framework for understan...
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| author | Oskar Rönnberg Venla Bernelius Isabel Ramos Lobato |
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| description | Schools are often seen primarily as places of education and learning. However, in addition to providing pupils with knowledge and skills needed in life, schools have a central role in forming and structuring life in their neighbourhoods. In this paper, we propose a conceptual framework for understanding the role and potential of schools in neighbourhood and social development. We illustrate the conceptual framework with empirical data from a survey among residents in five Finnish cities, where the link between schools and neighbourhoods is traditionally strong as school admission is based on catchment areas. We argue for a broader perspective on schools by paying attention to the three significant roles of schools: their educational role, their role in structuring residential decisions and social composition of neighbourhoods, and thirdly, their role as a hub for services and social life. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-bb33bc90d22c4461aa974c22b4da0a162025-08-01T09:25:20ZengTaylor & Francis GroupNordic Journal of Studies in Educational Policy2002-03172025-05-0111217318810.1080/20020317.2024.2412411How schools affect neighbourhoods: a conceptual framework for the multiple roles of public schoolsOskar Rönnberg0Venla Bernelius1Isabel Ramos Lobato2Department of Geosciences and Geography, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, FinlandDepartment of Geosciences and Geography, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, FinlandResearch Institute for Regional and Urban Development, Research Group ‘Urban Social Space’, Dortmund, GermanySchools are often seen primarily as places of education and learning. However, in addition to providing pupils with knowledge and skills needed in life, schools have a central role in forming and structuring life in their neighbourhoods. In this paper, we propose a conceptual framework for understanding the role and potential of schools in neighbourhood and social development. We illustrate the conceptual framework with empirical data from a survey among residents in five Finnish cities, where the link between schools and neighbourhoods is traditionally strong as school admission is based on catchment areas. We argue for a broader perspective on schools by paying attention to the three significant roles of schools: their educational role, their role in structuring residential decisions and social composition of neighbourhoods, and thirdly, their role as a hub for services and social life.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/20020317.2024.2412411schoolsneighbourhoodssegregationsocial infrastructureFinland |
| spellingShingle | Oskar Rönnberg Venla Bernelius Isabel Ramos Lobato How schools affect neighbourhoods: a conceptual framework for the multiple roles of public schools Nordic Journal of Studies in Educational Policy schools neighbourhoods segregation social infrastructure Finland |
| title | How schools affect neighbourhoods: a conceptual framework for the multiple roles of public schools |
| title_full | How schools affect neighbourhoods: a conceptual framework for the multiple roles of public schools |
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| title_short | How schools affect neighbourhoods: a conceptual framework for the multiple roles of public schools |
| title_sort | how schools affect neighbourhoods a conceptual framework for the multiple roles of public schools |
| topic | schools neighbourhoods segregation social infrastructure Finland |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/20020317.2024.2412411 |
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