Unequal Attainments: Ethnic educational inequalities in ten Western countries
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Introduction Introduction
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Contexts and migration: hypotheses on the education of the second generation Contexts and migration: hypotheses on the education of the second generation
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Origin effects: educational development Origin effects: educational development
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Destination effects Destination effects
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Community effects Community effects
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Research design Research design
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Estimation strategy Estimation strategy
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Contextual variables Contextual variables
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Results Results
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Summary and conclusion Summary and conclusion
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References References
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Appendices Appendices
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9 Origin and Destination Effects on the Educational Careers of Second-generation Minorities
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Published:09 October 2014
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Abstract
We examine whether context matters for the integration of second-generation children of migrants into Western educational systems. Using data on ten destination countries and on five distinct educational outcomes at various stages of the educational career, we study educational inequalities between the second-generation immigrants and their majority peers. We find that institutional and migration variables affect the magnitude of ethnic educational disadvantage, even when social background is accounted for. Ethnic inequality is greater in countries like Belgium and Germany with more strongly tracked educational systems, and in countries with limited multicultural policies. In contrast, ethnic inequality is lower if the first-generation migrants are selected based on their skills, compared with the non-migrant population in origin countries. Our interpretation is that more positively selected migrants are more ambitious for their children to succeed within Western educational systems, and their children are more likely to take advantage of the opportunities offered them.
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