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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Gil-Hernández, Carlos J.
• Gracia, Pablo

Titel

Adolescents’ educational aspirations and ethnic background: The case of students of African and Latin American migrant origins in Spain

Ist Teil von

• Demographic research, 2018-02, Vol.38, p.577-618

Ort / Verlag

Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research

Erscheinungsjahr

2018

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Quelle

EZB Electronic Journals Library

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Minority students were found to have high educational aspirations, considering their background characteristics. This finding is often attributed to 'migrant optimism.' Yet, whether socioeconomic, educational, or demographic differences between and within ethnic groups mediate and/or moderate students' educational aspirations remains an inconclusive question. This study investigates the educational aspirations of children of African and Latin American migrants in Spain, looking at four critical factors: (1) family background, (2) educational performance, (3) years lived in Spain, and (4) language used at home. Data comes from the 2010 General Evaluation of Educational Diagnostic (GEED) on lower-secondary students aged 14 (n = 19,293), on average. Multivariate logistic models are applied using mediation and moderation analyses. Migrant optimism, as opposed to family language use and years of contact with the Spanish culture and society, seems to be an important factor for the high (net) educational aspirations of students from African and Latin American backgrounds.