Unequal Origins : Immigrant Selection and the Education of the Second Generation.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (189 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Tables and Figures -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Explaining Ethnic Differences: -- Those Who Stay and Those Who Leave -- Immigrant Origins and Second- Generation Ambitions -- Immigrant Origins and Second- Generation Attainment -- Upwards, Downwards, Sideways? -- Conclusion: Unequal Origins, Unequal Outcomes -- Appendix -- References -- Index.
9781593322786
Children of immigrants -- Education -- United States -- Cross-cultural studies. Immigrants -- Education -- Cross-cultural studies. Educational attainment -- United States -- Cross-cultural studies.