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Publication Date: 2020-Mar
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Geospatial Analysis: A New Window into Educational Equity, Access, and Opportunity
Review of Research in Education, v44 n1 p97-129 Mar 2020
A robust body of geographic education policy research has been amassing over the past 25 years, as researchers from a variety of disciplinary backgrounds have recognized the value of examining education phenomena from a spatial perspective. In this chapter, I synthesize 42 studies that examine education issues using a geographic information system, or GIS. The review is framed by the major thread that runs through this body of research: educational equity, access, and opportunity. I summarize the research within seven theme-based research topics and offer examples of geospatial analysis as applied to education. The chapter includes a discussion of the major barriers and limitation facing GIS researchers and offers thoughts about the future.
Descriptors: Geographic Information Systems, Spatial Ability, Equal Education, Access to Education, Educational Policy, Educational Research, Urban Areas, School Location, School Districts, Geographic Distribution, School Segregation, School Choice, Charter Schools, Attendance, Zoning, Competition, Disproportionate Representation, Maps
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