Immigrant Student Achievement and Education Policy : Cross-Cultural Approaches /: Cross-Cultural Approaches. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Louis Volante, Don Klinger, Ozge Bilgili, editors.
• Editors: Volante, Louis; Klinger, Don; Bilgili, Ozge
• Contents: Intro; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Contents; About the Editors and Contributors; Part I: Introduction; Chapter 1: Immigrant Student Achievement and the Performance Disadvantage; Introduction; Immigrant Students ́Education as a Factor and Indicator of Integration; Performance Disadvantage Among Students with a Migration Background; Performance Disadvantage Across Various Educational Systems and Policy Contexts; Organization of This Book; References; Part II: National Profiles; Chapter 2: Immigrant Student Achievement and Educational Policy in England; Introduction. Educational Outcomes of Immigrant ChildrenOutcomes of EAL Pupils Based on Analysis of National Administrative Data; Academic Outcomes of Immigrant Pupils in International Assessments; Broader Outcomes of Immigrant Pupils in England at Age 15; Understanding the Educational Outcomes of Immigrant Children; Education Policies for Children with an Immigrant Background; Talking Partners Program; Family Skills Program; EAL in the Mainstream Classroom: Challenge Partners; Integrating English; Conclusion; References; Chapter 3: Immigrant Student Achievement and Education Policy in Germany. IntroductionChildren with a Migration Background: A Historical Overview; Educational Outcomes of Immigrant Children; Enrollment and Degrees; Competencies; Understanding the Educational Outcomes of Immigrant Children; Education Policies for Children with a Migration Background; References; Chapter 4: Immigrant Student Achievement and Educational Policy in Italy; Introduction; The Presence of Immigrant Students; The Learning Gap Between Native and Immigrant Students; Intercultural Education Policy in Italy; The Experience of the ``Migrant Schools ́́Network. Approaches for Access to Language Learning PathsStrategies for the Educational Success of Learners; A Wide Range of Educational Methodologies Adopted; Citizenship Education from an Intercultural Perspective; Conclusion; References; Chapter 5: Immigrant Student Achievement and Education Policy in Sweden; Introduction; Children with a Migration Background: A Historical Overview; School-Age Children; Educational Outcomes of Immigrant Children; National Tests in Swedish/Swedish as a Second Language, and Mathematics; Qualifying for Admission to Upper Secondary Education; Achievement in PISA. Understanding the Educational Outcomes of Immigrant ChildrenEducation Policies for Children with a Migration Background; An Education Policy Hybrid with Traditional Social Democratic and Neoliberal Features; Favoring Universal Policies; Getting Ahead?; Consequences of Far-Reaching Decentralization of Education; Recent Efforts to Counter Increasing Segregation and Fragmentation; Conclusion; References; Chapter 6: Immigrant Student Achievement and Education Policy in Finland; Introduction; Educational Outcomes of Immigrant Children: PISA 2012 Oversample in Focus; General Findings of PISA 2012.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 371.826912; Immigrant students -- Education; Academic achievement; Education and state; EDUCATION -- Administration -- General; EDUCATION -- Organizations & Institutions; Academic achievement; Education and state; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319740638; 3319740636; 3319740628; 9783319740621
• Related ISBNs: 9783319740621; 3319740628
• Notes: Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed March 28, 2018).
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