Andres Molina is a sociologist with a Masters and a PhD in education, currently working as Senior Researcher and Advocacy Officer at The Smith Family. His main research interests are educational inequality, educational and social cohesion, educational policy, international comparative education, educational segregation, social inequality and youth transitions. Andres has worked for more than 17 years in the areas of education and social policy in several countries and international organisations, including Chile, the US and Australia, with key roles in the research, design, implementation and evaluation of educational policies and programs.

• 1. Introduction.- 2. Education, Segregation and Social Cohesion.- 3. Organisation of Education in Chile and Santiago.- 4. Studying School Segregation and Social Cohesion in Secondary Schools in Santiago.- 5. How Segregated are Secondary Schools in Santiago?.- 6. Effects of Segregation on School Learning Environments and Student Attitudes towards School and Learning.- 7. Social Segregation and Student Cognitive, Social and Emotional Skills.- 8. Shaping Student Work and Study Plans.- 9. Social Segregation and Student Skills and Dispositions towards Social Cohesion.- 10. Concluding Remarks.

Andres Molina is a sociologist with a Masters and a PhD in education, currently working as Senior Researcher and Advocacy Officer at The Smith Family. His main research interests are educational inequality, educational and social cohesion, educational policy, international comparative education, educational segregation, social inequality and youth transitions. Andres has worked for more than 17 years in the areas of education and social policy in several countries and international organisations, including Chile, the US and Australia, with key roles in the research, design, implementation and evaluation of educational policies and programs.

• 1. Introduction.- 2. Education, Segregation and Social Cohesion.- 3. Organisation of Education in Chile and Santiago.- 4. Studying School Segregation and Social Cohesion in Secondary Schools in Santiago.- 5. How Segregated are Secondary Schools in Santiago?.- 6. Effects of Segregation on School Learning Environments and Student Attitudes towards School and Learning.- 7. Social Segregation and Student Cognitive, Social and Emotional Skills.- 8. Shaping Student Work and Study Plans.- 9. Social Segregation and Student Skills and Dispositions towards Social Cohesion.- 10. Concluding Remarks.

Andres Molina is a sociologist with a Masters and a PhD in education, currently working as Senior Researcher and Advocacy Officer at The Smith Family. His main research interests are educational inequality, educational and social cohesion, educational policy, international comparative education, educational segregation, social inequality and youth transitions. Andres has worked for more than 17 years in the areas of education and social policy in several countries and international organisations, including Chile, the US and Australia, with key roles in the research, design, implementation and evaluation of educational policies and programs.

• 1. Introduction.- 2. Education, Segregation and Social Cohesion.- 3. Organisation of Education in Chile and Santiago.- 4. Studying School Segregation and Social Cohesion in Secondary Schools in Santiago.- 5. How Segregated are Secondary Schools in Santiago?.- 6. Effects of Segregation on School Learning Environments and Student Attitudes towards School and Learning.- 7. Social Segregation and Student Cognitive, Social and Emotional Skills.- 8. Shaping Student Work and Study Plans.- 9. Social Segregation and Student Skills and Dispositions towards Social Cohesion.- 10. Concluding Remarks.