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Author-Name: Daniel Borberly
Author-Name-First: Daniel
Author-Name-Last: Borberly
Author-Workplace-Name: University of Dundee
Author-Name: Markus Gehrsitz
Author-Name-First: Markus
Author-Name-Last: Gehrsitz
Author-Email: markus,gehrsitz@strath.ac.uk
Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Economics, University of Strathclyde
Author-Name: Gennaro Rossi
Author-Name-First: Gennaro
Author-Name-Last: Rossi
Author-Workplace-Name: University of Sheffield
Author-Name: Stuart McIntyre
Author-Name-First: Stuart
Author-Name-Last: McIntyre
Author-Email: s.mcintyre@strath.ac.uk
Author-Workplace-Name: Department of economics, University of Strathclyde
Author-Name: Graeme Roy
Author-Name-First: Graeme
Author-Name-Last: Roy
Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Economics, University of Strathclyde
Title: Rurality, socio-economic disadvantage and  educational mobility: a Scottish case study
Abstract: Rurality is known to be associated with a number of weaker educational outcomes from lower 
attainment through to lower social mobility. This is why so much policy and practitioner focus 
has been directed at addressing the rurality gap in educational outcomes. In this paper, we 
use pupil-level data for Scotland to contribute to two dimensions of this problem. First, we 
explore the relationship between socio-economic deprivation and educational mobility across 
urban and rural primary schools in Scotland. This provides new insights on the issue of rural 
disadvantage. Second, we use our dataset to explore the socio-economic makeup of urban 
and rural schools in Scotland documenting that schools located in the highest and lowest 
SIMD areas are more homogeneous than those in the middle. This is important for the 
classification of schools in targeting educational interventions in improving social mobility.
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Number: 22 7
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Keywords: Educational Mobility; Primary Education; Rurality; Socio-Economic Disadvantage
Handle: RePEc:str:wpaper:22 7