Abstract
This examines how ethnic capital, operationalised as the percentage of parent's friends and colleagues who are co-ethnic and the language spoken between parents and children, shapes educational outcomes of immigrant and native-born individuals with Turkish backgrounds and how its effect differs in Germany, the Netherlands and France. T e results show that when parents have a high percentage of co-ethnic colleagues, this has no clear effect on educational outcomes of their children, while having a high number of co-ethnic friends and speaking the language of the sending country at home decrease the children's chances of higher educational outcomes. This effect is greatest in Germany where late starting age of schooling and early age of tracking are two main features of the educational system. The study contributes to the literature by investigating educational outcomes in relation to ethnic capital, taking a comparative approach and using unique data. It rules out origin effects by comparing the same migrant group with similar origin country features across countries.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | The Young and the Elderly at Risk |
| Subtitle of host publication | Individual Outcomes and Contemporary Policy Challenges in European Societies |
| Publisher | Intersentia |
| Chapter | 1 |
| Pages | 9-32 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781780683430 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2015 |
Keywords
- migration
- ethic capital
- educational outcomes
- assimilation