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Migration Background and School Tracking: Is there a Double Disadvantage for Second-Generation Immigrants?
| Content Provider | EconStor |
|---|---|
| Author | Lüdemann, Elke Schwerdt, Guido |
| Abstract | Research on educational disadvantages of second-generation immigrants largely focuses on differences in student achievement tests. Exploiting data from the German PIRLS Extension, we provide evidence that second-generation immigrants face an additional disadvantage when tracked into different types of secondary school. We find that second-generation immigrants are less likely to receive a teacher recommendation for a higher school track. This difference cannot be attributed to differences in test scores or general intelligence alone. Based on these results, we argue that migrant-native test score gaps likely underestimate educational inequalities in tracked school systems. |
| File Format | |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Verein für Socialpolitik |
| Publisher Date | 2010-01-01 |
| Publisher Place | Frankfurt a. M. |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights Holder | http://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungen |
| Subject Keyword | Immigration Educational Inequalities School Tracking Germany Analysis of Education Economics of Minorities, Races, Indigenous Peoples, and Immigrants; Non-labor Discrimination Education: Government Policy |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
