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Download full textEdmunds, Kimberly A. – Online Submission, 2009
Access to a quality education is unevenly mapped by the demographic context of the communities in which public school students live. A growing body of research suggests that this geographic effect deeply challenges the goal of equalizing educational opportunities. This paper explores the relationship between students' neighborhood characteristics…
Descriptors: Educational Opportunities, Educational Quality, Neighborhoods, Census Figures
Brown, Robert S.; Baird, William; Rosolen, Lisa – 1999
In January 1998, seven school boards amalgamated to form the Toronto District School Board, a board responsible for 600 schools. To deal with the complexities of the new entity, researchers have been using geographical information systems (GIS). GIS are computer-based tools for mapping. They store information as a collection of thematic layers or…
Descriptors: Cartography, Computer Uses in Education, Data Analysis, Data Collection
