Modelling School Mobility in London with Spatial Network Analysis

学校的流动性在孩子的教育轨迹中起着巨大的作用。转学可以是强制性的，比如从小学转到中学，也可以是自愿性的，比如在二年级和三年级之间转学。通常情况下，这个过程为孩子提供了额外的机会，但有时它可能对进一步的教育成就有害。最近，研究人员广泛调查了转学对学生表现的影响（Burgess et al. 2008; Harris 2013; Sweet 2018）。在这方面，许多教育专家强调英国的背景和学校选择制度所施加的规定（Allen et al. 2012; Gorard, Fitz, and Taylor 2001）。

School mobility plays a colossal role in the educational trajectory of a child. Changing school can beeither compulsory, such as moving from primary to secondary school, or voluntary, such aschanging a school between the second and third grades. Oftentimes this process providesadditional opportunities for a child, but sometimes it might be harmful to further educationalachievements. The effect of transition between schools on a pupil's performance has been broadlyinvestigated by researchers recently (Burgess et al. 2008; Harris 2013; Sweet 2018). In this regard,many educational experts emphasise the UK context and the regulations imposed by the schoolchoice system (Allen et al. 2012; Gorard, Fitz, and Taylor 2001),