TY  - CHAP
U1  - Buchbeitrag
A1  - Hoelscher, Michael
A1  - Gerhard, Ulrike
A1  - Marquardt, Editha
ED  - Freytag, Tim
ED  - Lauen, Douglas L.
ED  - Robertson, Susan L.
T1  - Knowledge Society, Educational Attainment, and the Unequal City: A Sociospatial Perspective
T2  - Space, Place and Educational Settings
N2  - Education plays a key role in knowledge society, since, from a meritocratic perspective, it opens up fair opportunities for well-paid jobs, thereby increasing social mobility and well-being more generally. In order to foster their economic competitiveness, cities are therefore encouraged to engage in knowledge-based urban development by trying to provide good schools and world-class universities to attract the “creative class.” However, meritocracy is a “myth,” as access to educational opportunities is itself socially biased. With the example of Heidelberg, a so-called “knowledge pearl,” we show how knowledge-institutions, such as the university, may shape socioenvironmental contexts in ways conducive to spatially selective access to—and use of—educational opportunities. Instead of reducing social polarization, knowledge-institutions may instead (re-)produce inequalities.
Y1  - 2021
SN  - 978-3-030-78596-3
SB  - 978-3-030-78596-3
U6  - https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-78597-0_2
DO  - https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-78597-0_2
SP  - 7
EP  - 31
S1  - 25
PB  - Springer
CY  - Cham
ER  -