Understanding School Success of Migrant Students: An International Perspective

• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022
• Subjects: Research & information: general; academic achievement; academic self-concept; academic support; acculturation; adjustment; bicultural identity; ethnic identity; immigrant children; immigrant students; inclusion; inequality at school; intersectionality; language support; migration; minority youth; n/a; national identity; recognition by peers; recognition by teacher; recognitive justice; resilience; school engagement; school success; self-esteem; success at school; teachers' educational practices; upper secondary education; VET education; welcoming school climate; youth
• Online Access: Open Access: DOAB: description of the publication; Open Access: DOAB, download the publication
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (106 p.)
• ISBN: 9783036531007; 9783036531014; books978-3-0365-3101-4
• Access: Open Access

The aim of this book is to empirically identify the school success pathways of migrants for policy actions in schools and communities in order to tackle barriers to migrant students' school success. These resilience pathways highlight differences in individual and social risks and identify protective factors for young migrants to overcome obstacles linked to discrimination and low educational outcomes. It presents international empirical research comparing and explaining school success factors for migrant students in various countries, namely, Germany, Greece, Russia, and Switzerland.