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Confronting the challenge of immigrant student underachievement: A comparative analysis of education policies and programs in Canada, New Zealand and England
Comparative and international education (Ottawa, Ont.), Vol.49(2), pp.35-50
2021
Abstract
Immigrant students consistently demonstrate a performance disadvantage when one considers their achievement against non-immigrant peers. These disadvantages vary across international jurisdictions, suggesting that education system level policies or programs may help to ameliorate or worsen these differences. Our work provides a synthesis of trends from education policies and programs that appear to be associated with more favourable immigrant student achievement outcomes, highlighting three international jurisdictions: Canada, New Zealand, and England. This comparative analysis identifies key features of these education systems that have been associated with the success of their immigrant students. We conclude with a critical view on simple policy borrowing and call for contextually responsive adaptation of promising policies and programs within distinct education systems.
Details
- Title
- Confronting the challenge of immigrant student underachievement: A comparative analysis of education policies and programs in Canada, New Zealand and England
- Authors/Creators
- Louis Volante - Brock UniversityDon A. Klinger - University of WaikatoMelissa Siegel - United Nations University – Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology
- Publication Details
- Comparative and international education (Ottawa, Ont.), Vol.49(2), pp.35-50
- Publisher
- BePress
- Identifiers
- 991005614469907891
- Copyright
- © 2021 The Authors
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Vice Chancellery
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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