The association between neighbourhoods and educational achievement, a systematic review and meta-analysis

The association between neighbourhoods and educational achievement, a systematic review and meta-analysis

Nieuwenhuis, J.G.
Hooimeijer, P.

Architecture and The Built Environment

OTB

2014-11-26

Many studies have examined the effects of neighbourhoods on educational out-comes. The results of these studies are often conflicting, even if the same independ-ent variables (such as poverty, educational climate, social disorganisation, or ethnic composition) are used. A systematic meta-analysis may help to resolve this lack of external validity. We identified 5,516 articles from which we selected 88 that met all of the inclusion criteria. Using meta-regression, we found that the relation between neighbourhoods and individual educational outcomes is a function of neighbourhood poverty, the neighbourhood’s educational climate, the proportion of ethnic/migrant groups, and social disorganisation in the neighbourhood. The variance in the findings from different studies can partly be explained by the sampling design and the type of model used in each study. More important is the use of control variables (school, family SES, and parenting variables) in explaining the variation in the strength of neighbourhood effects.

neighbourhood effects
meta-analysis
systematic review
education

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Delft University of Technology, OTB Research Institute for the Built Environment

2014-11-27

Working Papers 2014-06

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