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Chapter 1 - Disparities in Participation in Higher Education among Migrants

A Comparative Perspective in OECD Countries

from Part I - Encountering Marginalisation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 September 2020

By
Francesca Borgonovi  and
Gabriele Marconi
Edited by
Jacqueline Bhabha ,
Wenona Giles  and
Faraaz Mahomed
Jacqueline Bhabha
Affiliation:
Harvard University, Massachusetts
Wenona Giles
Affiliation:
York University, Toronto
Faraaz Mahomed
Affiliation:
FXB Center for Health and Human Rights
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Summary

Countries differ widely in the extent to which they are able to provide educational opportunities to marginalised communities and how effectively such opportunities lead to social mobility. We report new cross-country comparable data on disparities in countries that are members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) between immigrant-heritage individuals and individuals without an immigrant background in access, participation and completion in higher education (HE). We also report between-country differences in the educational aspirations of individuals with and without an immigrant background. We compare the disadvantage immigrant-heritage individuals experience in different countries with other forms of disadvantage – with a focus on socio-economic status and urban/rural residency.

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Disparitiesparticipationhigher educationeducational aspirationsmigrantscomparativeOECD
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A Better Future
The Role of Higher Education for Displaced and Marginalised People
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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