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Song, Steve – Economics of Education Review, 2011
This investigation examines the role of students' home and school variables in producing the achievement gap between second-generation Turkish students and their native peers in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland. Using the data from PISA 2006, this study supports past findings that both home and school resources affect the educational outcomes of…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Educational Objectives, Outcomes of Education, Academic Achievement
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Suarez-Orozco, Marcelo M.; Suarez-Orozco, Carola; Sattin-Bajaj, Carolyn – Peabody Journal of Education, 2010
Schools the world over are being transformed by growing numbers of immigrant-origin children. As schools face the challenge of educating linguistically, culturally, and racially diverse students, globalization imposes yet another set of demands on education. In this article we examine the varied pathways taken by immigrant-origin children. We…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Immigrants, Family (Sociological Unit), Family Environment