Full Description
The Children of Immigrants at School explores the 21st-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 insightful volume, Richard Alba and Jennifer Holdaway 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.
Working from the results of a five-year, multi-national study, the contributors to The Children of Immigrants at School ultimately conclude that educational processes do, in fact, play a part in creating unequal status for immigrant groups in these societies. In most countries, the youth coming from the most numerous immigrant populations lag substantially behind their mainstream peers, implying that they will not be able to integrate economically and civically as traditional mainstream populations shrink. Despite this fact, the comparisons highlight features of each system that hinder the educational advance of immigrant-origin children, allowing the contributors to identify a number of policy solutions to help fix the problem. A comprehensive look at a growing global issue, The Children of Immigrants at School represents a major achievement in the fields of education and immigration studies.
Contents
Preface Richard Alba, Jennifer Holdaway, and Josh DeWind1 The Integration Imperative: Introduction Richard Alba and Jennifer Holdaway2 Educating the Children of Immigrants in Old and New Amsterdam Maurice Crul, Jennifer Holdaway, Helga A.G. de Valk, Norma Fuentes, and Mayida Zaal3 Different Systems, Similar Results: Youth of Immigrant Origin at School in California and Catalonia Margaret Gibson, Silvia Carrasco, Jordi Pamies, Maribel Ponferrada, and Anne Rios-Rojas4 Second-Generation Attainment and Inequality: Primary and Secondary Effects on Educational Outcomes in Britain and the United States Mary C. Waters, Anthony Heath, Van C. Tran, and Vikki Boliver5 How Similar Educational Inequalities Are Constructed in Two Different Systems, France and the United States: Why They Lead to Disparate Labor-Market Outcomes Richard Alba, Roxane Silberman, Dalia Abdelhady, Yael Brinbaum, and Amy Lutzvi 6 Promising Practices: Preparing Children of Immigrants in New York and Sweden Carola Suarez-Orozco, Margary Martin, Mikael Alexandersson, L. Janelle Dance, and Johannes Lunneblad7 The Children of Immigrants at School: Conclusions and Recommendations Richard Alba and Jennifer Holdaway Bibliography Contributors Index
