Educability conditions and school results in vulnerable neighborhoods of the city of Bahía Blanca, Argentina

Abstract

This paper analyzes data from a household survey conducted in three vulnerable neighborhoods in the city of Bahía Blanca, Argentina, with the aim of evaluating the influence of socioeconomic status and a wider array of personal, family and school factors on educational results, such as attendance and repetition. When performing a cluster analysis and an interpretation of descriptive statistics, the results indicated that, even within this vulnerable population, initial socioeconomic inequalities seem to be translating into educational inequalities. More interestingly, possible mediating factors, that allow some of the most disadvantaged children to present better educational trajectories, and vice versa, are identified.