Regional variations in educational achievement and access in Scotland are investigated. Overall, rural youth suffer by comparison with urban pupils. Yet analysis of the regional differentials by sex and social class reveals that girls from country districts equal or surpass the urban as well as national average in school achievement and in rates of entry to further education. These findings suggest that factors associated with the economic and social structure of region of upbringing influence educational achievement.
Get full access to this article
View all access options for this article.
References
1.
COLEMAN, J. S. and others ; 1966, Equality of Educational Opportunity. Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office .
2.
Central Advisory Council for Education (England) . 1954, Early Leaving, London: H.M.S.O .
3.
DOUGLAS, J. W. B. , Ross, J. M. , and SIMPSON, H. R.1968a, All Our Future. London: Peter Davies .
4.
DOUGLAS, J. W. B. , Ross, J. M. , and SIMPSON, H. R.1968b, All Our Future: Supplementary Tables. London: Peter Davies .
5.
HUNTER, S. L. , 1968, The Scottish Educational System. London: Pergamon Press .
6.
MAXWELL, J. , 1961, The Level and Trend of Scottish Intelligence. London: University of London Press .
7.
NALSON, J. S. , 1968, Mobility of Farm Families. Manchester: Manchester University Press .
8.
Plowden Report (Children in Their Primary Schools), 1967, Vol. 1, Department of Education and Science. London: H.M.S.O.
9.
Scotland Census , 1961, Socioeconomic Groups, County Tables. Edinburgh: G.R.O .
