Educational Inequalities in Europe - Performance of Students with Migratory Background in Luxembourg and Switzerland

Many foreign-born students show weak performances in Europe, educational hurdles for them seem virtually insurmountable. It is frequently claimed that the disadvantaged socio-economic situation of their families and lack of fluency in local languages are the main causes. What is frequently overlooked, though, is the role of teachers, schools, and educational systems in general. The latter effects are the main focus of this book which reviews theoretical and empirical work focused on educational inequalities and migration, and offers new insights following empirical investigation. With a major focus on Luxembourg and Switzerland, the study analyses the situation in Europe and compares it to that of immigration countries like Canada, Australia, and the USA. This book is of interest to students and scholars, practitioners and decision-makers working in the field of social inequalities, education, and immigration.

List of contents

Contents: Educational Outcomes of Immigrants - Luxembourg - Switzerland - The Role of a Family - Individual-Level Explanation - Inequalities between Schools - Institutional-Level Explanation - National Educational Policies and Immigrant Integration.

About the author

The Author: Aigul Alieva received her MSc in Politics from the University of Edinburgh (UK), and her M.A. in Social Policy from the Catholic University of Leuven (Belgium). She conducted the Ph.D. project at the Bremen International Graduate School of Social Sciences (Germany). Currently she is an assistant professor in the International Master in Social Policy Analysis programme at CEPS/INSTEAD and at the Catholic University of Leuven.

Product details

• Authors: Aigul Alieva
• Publisher: Peter Lang
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2010
• EAN: 9783631590508
• ISBN: 978-3-631-59050-8
• No. of pages: 227
• Dimensions: 148 mm x 13 mm x 210 mm
• Weight: 320 g
• Series: Europäische Hochschulschriften; Europäische Hochschulschriften 23 / European University Studies 23 / Publications Universitaires Européennes 23; Europäische Hochschulschriften / European University Studies / Publications Universitaires Européenn; Europäische Hochschulschriften (Reihe 22): Soziologie / Sociology / Sociologie; Europäische Hochschulschriften (Reihe 22): Soziologie / Sociology / Sociologie; Europäische Hochschulschriften / European University Studies/Publications Universitaires Européenne; Europäische Hochschulschriften / European University Studies / Publications Universitaires Européennes
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories