ERIC Number: EJ1421865
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Publication Date: 2024-May
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Ethnic Stratification in the Spanish Education System
Alberto Álvarez-Sotomayor; David Gutiérrez-Rubio
European Educational Research Journal, v23 n3 p387-407 2024
The general academic disadvantage faced by children of immigrants is already a well-documented regularity in Spain. However, there is no reliable knowledge on how academic achievement is ethnically stratified and more research is needed to understand the determinants behind these achievement gaps. This study aims to further knowledge of both issues by using the Spanish General Educational Diagnostic Assessment data (n = 22,267). Students originating from non-European developing countries and two European groups with a lower socioeconomic profile (Romanian and Portuguese) have the largest gap compared to native students, while Western Europeans equal the achievement of natives. Results from multilevel analyses show that social origin and the language spoken at home have a significant impact on the gaps, while the school factors have a limited impact.
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Immigrants, Diagnostic Tests, Low Income Students, Ethnic Groups, Social Differences, Socioeconomic Status, Native Language, Family Environment, Institutional Characteristics, Comparative Analysis, Achievement Gap, Foreign Countries, Academic Achievement
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Spain
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