Bridging the education gap: A comprehensive analysis of travel distance and education quality based spatial accessibility of early childhood education in Metropolitan Melbourne

IF 6 1区经济学 Q1 URBAN STUDIES

Cities Pub Date : 2024-10-23 DOI:10.1016/j.cities.2024.105530

Shiyang Lyu , Xiaoxuan Chen , Kiki Maulana Adhinugraha , David Taniar

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Abstract

In Australia, Melbourne's population is growing rapidly and will soon overtake Sydney, fuelled by a COVID-19 baby boom that has increased demand for early childhood education (ECE). In response, the Victorian Government has announced transformational reforms to improve the accessibility and quality of ECE for the growing urban population. This study aims to addresses the evolution and effectiveness of ECE reforms in Melbourne from 2021 to 2036 by proposing an innovative approach that integrates spatial accessibility and educational quality into ECE evaluations. Using the distance decay function, the Floating Catchment Area (FCA) method and the Huff model, it extends traditional geographical analyses by highlighting the importance of educational quality in parental choice and providing a refined technique for simulating local demand based on educational quality and travel distance. Overall, inequalities in educational resources have been identified, with a concentration of ECE services near the CBD, despite high population density, while peripheral areas have significant service deficits. Furthermore, the projected poor accessibility scores for 2026, 2031 and 2036 highlight the urgent need for educational infrastructure development, even in areas rated as having better accessibility in 2021.

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缩小教育差距：基于墨尔本大都会幼儿教育空间可达性的旅行距离和教育质量综合分析

在澳大利亚，墨尔本的人口正在迅速增长，很快将超过悉尼，COVID-19 婴儿潮的推动增加了对幼儿教育（ECE）的需求。为此，维多利亚州政府宣布进行转型改革，以改善日益增长的城市人口对幼儿教育的可及性和质量。本研究旨在通过提出一种将空间可达性和教育质量纳入幼教评估的创新方法，探讨 2021 年至 2036 年墨尔本幼教改革的演变和有效性。该研究利用距离衰减函数、浮动集水区（FCA）方法和哈夫模型，扩展了传统的地理分析，强调了教育质量在家长选择中的重要性，并提供了一种基于教育质量和旅行距离模拟当地需求的精细技术。总体而言，研究发现了教育资源的不平等现象，尽管人口密度较高，但幼教服务主要集中在中央商务区附近，而周边地区的幼教服务则严重不足。此外，预计 2026 年、2031 年和 2036 年的可达性得分较低，这凸显了对教育基础设施发展的迫切需求，即使在 2021 年被评为可达性较好的地区也是如此。

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Cities URBAN STUDIES-

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11.20

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517

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