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The Children of Immigrants at School

A Comparative Look at Integration in the United States and Western Europ
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* "This tightly focused volume... proves an indispensable guide... Full of valuable and stimulating insights." - Nancy Foner, author of In a New Land "A remarkable collection of studies." - Douglas Massey, author of Brokered Boundaries
Preface Richard Alba, Jennifer Holdaway, and Josh DeWind1 The Integration Imperative: Introduction Richard Alba and Jennifer Holdaway2 Educating the Children of Immigrants in Old and New Amsterdam Maurice Crul, Jennifer Holdaway, Helga A.G. de Valk, Norma Fuentes, and Mayida Zaal3 Different Systems, Similar Results: Youth of Immigrant Origin at School in California and Catalonia Margaret Gibson, Silvia Carrasco, Jordi Pamies, Maribel Ponferrada, and Anne Rios-Rojas4 Second-Generation Attainment and Inequality: Primary and Secondary Effects on Educational Outcomes in Britain and the United States Mary C. Waters, Anthony Heath, Van C. Tran, and Vikki Boliver5 How Similar Educational Inequalities Are Constructed in Two Different Systems, France and the United States: Why They Lead to Disparate Labor-Market Outcomes Richard Alba, Roxane Silberman, Dalia Abdelhady, Yael Brinbaum, and Amy Lutzvi 6 Promising Practices: Preparing Children of Immigrants in New York and Sweden Carola Suarez-Orozco, Margary Martin, Mikael Alexandersson, L. Janelle Dance, and Johannes Lunneblad7 The Children of Immigrants at School: Conclusions and Recommendations Richard Alba and Jennifer Holdaway Bibliography Contributors Index
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