ERIC Number: EJ992013
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
Pages: 17
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Educational Achievement of Immigrant Adolescents in Spain: Do Gender and Region of Origin Matter?
Vaquera, Elizabeth; Kao, Grace
Child Development, v83 n5 p1560-1576 Sep-Oct 2012
This study explores the educational achievement of immigrant youth in Spain employing data from 3 waves of the Longitudinal Study of Families and Childhood (Panel de Families i Infancia), a representative sample of children in Catalonia first interviewed at ages 13-16 in 2006 (N = 2,710). Results suggest consistent disadvantage in achievement among first-generation students. Differences in achievement between the second and third generations are apparent in bivariate analyses, but are explained by observable characteristics in multivariate analyses. Gender-specific analyses uncover a large achievement gap between first-generation girls and their third-generation counterparts, but no equivalent gap for boys. Region-of-origin differences are modest, with the exception of Latin American adolescents who exhibit the lowest educational outcomes. The significance of perceptions about school on achievement are discussed. (Contains 5 tables.)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gap, Outcomes of Education, Immigrants, Adolescents, Student Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Educational Objectives, Longitudinal Studies, Multivariate Analysis, Gender Differences, Latin Americans, Interviews, Disadvantaged, High School Students, Friendship, Grade Point Average
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Spain
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