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Entorf Horst & Minoiu Nicoleta (2004). PISA Results : What a Difference Immigration Law Makes. Bonn : Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Discussion Paper, n° 1021. En ligne : <http://ftp.iza.org/dp1021.pdf>.
Added by: Feyfant Annie (30 May 2008 15:34:46 Europe/Paris) |
| Resource type: Report/Documentation BibTeX citation key: Entorf2004  |
Categories: General Keywords: migration, PISA Creators: Entorf, Minoiu Publisher: Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) (Bonn) |
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| URLs http://ftp.iza.org/dp1021.pdf |
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"The purpose of this article is to evaluate the importance of social class, migration background and command of national languages for the PISA school performance of teenagers living in European countries (France, Finland, Germany, United Kingdom, and Sweden) and traditional countries of immigration (Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the US). Econometric results show that the influence of the socioeconomic background of parents differs strongly across nations, with the highest impact found for Germany, the UK and US, whereas social mobility is more likely in Scandinavian countries and in Canada. Moreover, for all countries our estimations imply that for students with a migration background a key for catching up is the language spoken at home. We conclude that educational policy should focus on integration of immigrant children in schools and preschools, with particular emphasis on language skills at the early stage of childhood." Added by: Feyfant Annie |