Trends in Ethnic Educational Inequalities in the Netherlands: A Cohort Design

Family involvement and educational success of the children of immigrants in Europe. Comparative perspectives

“…These first selection moments are the most crucial branching points in both education systems and largely determine educational careers of young pupils and their access to prestigious academic trajectories (Brinbaum & Cebolla-Boado, 2007;Tolsma, Coenders, & Lubbers, 2007). Keskiner defines involvement as parental aspirations, preferences and particular strategies for school choices on behalf of children.…”

Educational Reception in Rotterdam and Barcelona: Policies, Practices and Gaps

“…2 In 2002-2003, 47% of non-Western ethnic minority students attended VMBO and 26% attended HAVO/VWO, as opposed to 30% and 42% for native students (CBS 2004). 3 Despite the improvement in mobility to types of higher education, there is still a considerable educational gap between native Dutch and ethnic minority pupils (Dagevos et al 2003, Tolsma et al 2007, OCW 2009). 4 These scattered indications basically coincide with the findings of international studies.…”

“…Therefore, it seems that the concerns raised by the education of first and 1.5-generation immigrants cannot be dismissed as a temporary problem that will be solved with time, since the educational gap cannot be solely explained by a social class effect. As some studies suggest, ethnicity continues to play a role, intertwined with parents' education/occupation (Van de Werfhorst & Van Tubergen 2007, Tolsma et al 2007. But some studies also suggest that institutional mechanisms are accountable for this inequality in final educational levels, particularly selection processes for secondary education.…”

“…But some studies also suggest that institutional mechanisms are accountable for this inequality in final educational levels, particularly selection processes for secondary education. As Tolsma et al (2007) say, 'it might be that migrants themselves as well as teachers underestimate migrants' chances in the educational career ' (2007: 336).…”

Logics of Educational Stratification: A Cross-National Map of Educational Inequality

“…In Western societies with high shares of international migration this aspect becomes more and more important for equality of opportunity [49]. A variety of studies show for instance a negative impact of a migration status on educational achievement [36,50,51]. Nevertheless, the causal link between migration background and societal success (e.g., educational achievement) is still unsettled.…”