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Dronkers, Jaap; van der Velden, Rolf; Dunne, Allison – European Educational Research Journal, 2012
The main research question of this article is concerned with the combined estimation of the effects of educational systems, school composition, track level, and country of origin on the educational achievement of 15-year-old migrant students. The authors focus specifically on the effects of socioeconomic and ethnic background on achievement scores…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Academic Achievement, Migrants, Educational Methods
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Levels, Mark; Dronkers, Jaap; Kraaykamp, Gerbert – American Sociological Review, 2008
This article explores the extent to which macro-level characteristics of destination countries, origin countries, and immigrant communities help explain differences in immigrant children's educational achievement. Using data from the 2003 PISA survey, we analyze the mathematical performance of 7,403 pupils from 35 different origin countries in 13…
Descriptors: Immigration, Immigrants, Mathematics Achievement, Migrant Children