Chris Taylor|Gareth Rees|Rhys Davies
Devolution and geographies of education: the use of the Millennium Cohort Study for ‘home international’ comparisons across the UK
Cardiff University|Wales Institute of Social and Economic Research, Data and Methods|Cardiff University|Wales Institute of Social and Economic Research, Data and Methods|Cardiff University|Wales Institute of Social and Economic Research, Data and Methods
following political devolution late 1990s establishment governments wales scotland education systems four home countries uk significantly diverged consequently mean education research uk sensitive divergence divergence policy practice provides important opportunity undertake comparative research within uk home international comparisons four home countries uk also provide opportunity undertake natural experiments education policy practice across similar socioeconomic contexts drawing specifically uk millennium cohort study mcs recent longitudinal birth cohort study specifically designed provide potential geographical analysis paper finds considerable variation child development country uk single story success however paper finds literacy development amongst children england particularly london average greater children elsewhere paper concludes arguing home international comparisons must take seriously issues scale geography interpreting influence national education systems policies educational outcomes