The children of immigrants at school :: a comparative look at integration in the United States and Western Europe /

This book explores the twenty-first-century consequences of immigration through an examination of how the so-called second generation is faring educationally in six countries: France, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, and the United States. In this volume, the editors bring together a t...

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Weitere Verfasser: Alba, Richard D., Holdaway, Jennifer
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York : NYU Press, [2013]
Schriftenreihe:Social Science Research Council.
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Zusammenfassung:This book explores the twenty-first-century consequences of immigration through an examination of how the so-called second generation is faring educationally in six countries: France, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, and the United States. In this volume, the editors bring together a team of renowned social science researchers from around the globe to compare the educational achievements of children from low-status immigrant groups to those of mainstream populations in these countries, asking what we can learn from one system that can be usefully applied in another.
Beschreibung:"Joint publication of the Social Science Research Council and New York University Press."
Beschreibung:1 online resource (x, 340 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-313) and index.
ISBN:9780814724354
0814724353