Book Chapter

Migration: how does selectivity affect the educational attainment of migrant’s children?

By Nicole Martin

Edited by Michaela Benzeval, Ricky Kanabar, Nicole Martin, Victoria Nolan and Raj Patel

Publication details

Publication date
Series or book
Insights 2016: findings from the largest longitudinal study of UK households
Series or chapter number
Ch. 1: Education
Pages
pp. 14–15
Publisher
University of Essex: Institute for Social and Economic Research
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Summary

Educational attainment has been increasing among the children of migrants to the UK in recent decades, against a background where second generation children were initially disadvantaged compared to children with two British-born parents.

Note: Uses Understanding Society: Linked Education Administrative Datasets - National Pupil Database NPD

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