ERIC Number: EJ1229842
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
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Immigrant Integration Policy and Native Adolescents' Attitudes towards Ethnic Minorities: A Comparative Study of European Countries
Kim, Hyungryeol; Byun, Soo-yong
Multicultural Education Review, v11 n3 p172-188 2019
This study investigated whether a country's policy context for immigrant integration was related to native adolescents' attitudes towards ethnic minorities in European countries, using data from the International Civic and Citizenship Education Study. We found that students in a country with more inclusive and multiculturalist policies for immigrant minorities showed more positive attitudes towards ethnic minorities, compared to their counterparts in a country with less inclusive and multiculturalist policies, even after controlling for individual and country characteristics. We also found a significant interaction effect between family socioeconomic status and immigrant integration policies, suggesting that inclusive immigrant integration policies may trigger different reactions among native adolescents depending on their family background. Theoretical and policy implications of these findings are discussed.
Descriptors: Immigrants, Social Integration, Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescents, Ethnic Groups, Minority Groups, Public Policy, Inclusion, Cultural Pluralism, Socioeconomic Status, Family Characteristics, Secondary School Students, Grade 8, Civil Rights, Race, Foreign Countries, Citizenship
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education; Elementary Education; Grade 8; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Belgium; Bulgaria; Croatia; Denmark; Estonia; Finland; Germany; Italy; Latvia; Lithuania; Malta; Netherlands; Norway; Slovenia; Sweden
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