Journal of Psychological and Educational Research
Volume 26, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 7-22

Light and shade in the school paths of students from immigrant families (Article)

Sánchez-Marti A.* , Hila A.B.C. , Lafón M.I.M.
  • a Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Departament de Pedagogia Sistemàtica i Social, Plaça del Coneixement. Building G6, Office 173. Campus de la UAB, Bellaterra (Cerdanyola del Vallès), Barcelona, 08193, Spain
  • b Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Departament de Pedagogia Sistemàtica i Social, Plaça del Coneixement. Building G6, Office 173. Campus de la UAB, Bellaterra (Cerdanyola del Vallès), Barcelona, 08193, Spain
  • c Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Departament de Pedagogia Sistemàtica i Social, Plaça del Coneixement. Building G6, Office 173. Campus de la UAB, Bellaterra (Cerdanyola del Vallès), Barcelona, 08193, Spain

Abstract

This article analyses the perception of students from immigrant families of the favourable factors which helped them stay in school through the high-risk transition from compulsory secondary education to post-compulsory education. We specifically focus on identifying the individual, academic, family and contextual factors which promoted the persistence, retention and academic success of these young people, bearing in mind the risk factors stemming from their experiences of migration. Lastly, we shed some light on the ways migration has affected their progress in the school system. © 2018 Universitatea din Oradea. All rights reserved.

Author Keywords

Academic persistence Immigrant students Favourable factors Simultaneous transitions risk factors

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Link
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ISSN: 22471537
Original Language: English