The inequitable transition to the high school system. Case study: high school admission in Bucharest, Romania Cover Image

Tranziția inechitabilă către sistemul liceal. Studiu de caz: admiterea la liceu în București, România
The inequitable transition to the high school system. Case study: high school admission in Bucharest, Romania

Author(s): Andreea Gheba
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Sociology, Preschool education, School education, Educational Psychology, Sociology of the arts, business, education
Published by: Editura Eikon
Keywords: Romania high school admission system; educational equity; academic achievement; educational inequality;

Summary/Abstract: The main objective of this article is to analyze the interaction between the principle of proximity in the enrollment process to primary school and the high school admission mechanism from an educational equity perspective. Specifically, I conduct a case study in which I analyze how the type of school graduated by a student in Bucharest influences the type of high school at which she will be admitted, given the present system of allocation. As such, I am interested in identifying the extent to which the school where the student is enrolled (when parents, theoretically cannot choose, as it is dependent on the street where they reside) can represent an explanatory factor for the probability to be admitted at a particular high school (a stage when parents and students can manifest their preferences for a school/specialization).

  • Issue Year: 19/2021
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 9-44
  • Page Count: 36
  • Language: Romanian