Artículo de revista
School closures in Chile: Access to quality alternatives in a school choice system
Fecha
2012-12Registro en:
Estudios de Economía, Vol. 39, No. 2, Diciembre 2012, pp. 179-202
0304-2758
Autor
Elacqua, Gregory
Martínez, Matías
Santos, Humberto
Urbina, Daniela
Institución
Resumen
In this paper, we analyze the schooling alternatives of families that could face
school closure. This article identifies, characterizes, and georeferences the institutions
classified as low-performing by the SEP Law along with their closest
alternatives. The findings indicate that a significant number of families do not
have any quality alternatives nearby, particularly families in rural areas and/
or in schools with a high percentage of low SES students. Additionally, when
admissions barriers and family preferences are incorporated in the analysis,
school alternatives are considerably reduced. Alternatives are further reduced
when using a more stringent definition of school quality.