01551803

Component

https://doi.org/10.3141/2513-11

The Northern Ireland government is implementing policy reforms to its education system. These reforms have generated much heated debate and division along political party lines. However, none of the controversy has addressed the implications of the current or potential arrangements for travel and sustainability. This paper considers the implications of the planned reform of the education system in Northern Ireland, some potential alternatives for school choice and travel behavior, and the financial, economic, and environmental impacts on society. The study is informed by in-depth household-based surveys that encompass school choice and travel patterns, attitudinal questions, and stated preference experiments. Northern Ireland offers an indication of the potential pitfalls other areas may encounter when emphasizing increased choice in education systems.

01589988

15-4350

English

pp 90–96

2015

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board

9780309369428

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References (10) ; Tables (5)

Economic and social factors; Education; Environmental impacts; Regulatory reform; Stated preferences; Travel patterns

School choice

Northern Ireland

Economics; Education and Training; Environment; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Safety and Human Factors; Society; Transportation (General); I72: Traffic and Transport Planning

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Dec 30 2014 1:26PM

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