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Peer reviewedSakamoto, A. Dorothy – Educational Planning, 1985
In Seattle, Washington, schools residential distribution of the student population is analyzed through a process known as "geoprocessing." This information enabled the district to close schools and design and operate a residence-based desegregation plan. Geoprocessing is also used for enrollment projections, transportation planning,…
Descriptors: Educational Planning, Elementary Secondary Education, Place of Residence, Residential Patterns
Download full textBayer, Patrick J. – 2001
This paper summarizes work from a dissertation, the main contribution of which was to develop and estimate a new empirical framework for analyzing the equilibrium outcomes of families' choices for choosing a particular residence. The principal component of the framework is a random-coefficients discrete-choice model of the residential location…
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Attitudes, Family Influence
Peer reviewedBinder, Melissa – Economics of Education Review, 1999
Does living in a neighborhood with a high school affect children's decision to continue their schooling? A study of over 300 fifth graders and their parents in three Mexican cities found community residence is a significant predictor of desired schooling, even with comprehensive controls for child and family traits. (39 references) (MLH)
Descriptors: Costs, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Characteristics, Family Mobility
Peer reviewedMenahem, Gila; And Others – Urban Education, 1993
This study examined motivation and residential distribution of parents who enrolled their children in Special Program Non-Neighborhood schools in Tel-Aviv (Israel). Results suggest that enrollment may serve as an alternative to residential mobility for families with high educational and professional status relative to their area of residence. (JB)
Descriptors: Children, De Facto Segregation, Demography, Educational Change
Basurto, Elia; And Others – 1985
Economic, educational, social, and housing patterns existing among the entire Hispanic population and among the different Hispanic heritage groups (Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, etc.) in Wisconsin were examined using data from the 1980 Census of Population and Housing. Data showed that of the 63,000 Hispanics living in Wisconsin in 1980, 65% were…
Descriptors: Age Groups, Economic Status, Educational Attainment, Elementary Secondary Education
Smith, Eldon D. – 1983
Although there was expectation that the current recession would bring a new wave of Appalachian Kentuckians back to their homeland hills, as had previous recessions, no great "return to the hills" (or even to other areas of the state) has materialized. Unemployment insurance claims by people formerly employed in other states have not…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Community Satisfaction, Elementary Secondary Education, Employment Opportunities
