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AUTHOR
M. Koomen
Pathways to higher education in France and Switzerland: the aspirations of first and second generation immigrants and the permeability of educational tracks
Using panel data from France (DEPP) and Switzerland (TREE) the pathways to higher education in the two countries were analysed, looking specifically at the accessibly of higher education through different educational tracks while taking into account different characteristics of the students, i.e. gender and different immigrant backgrounds. How the institutional settings in both countries influence access to higher education with a special interest in the integrative function of vocational baccalaureate certificates. If the educational characteristics of the North African youths in France and those of students with Turkish or former Yugoslavian background in Switzerland were similar to those…
How do different pathways to higher education foster social mobility for males and females: A comparison of different tracks to higher education in Switzerland and France
International audience; Over the past decades, educational policy implementations in France and Switzerland have increased the eligibility of those completing (upper or post compulsory) secondary education to access higher or tertiary education, by introducing vocationally orientated programs on the upper secondary level that offer access to higher education. Such policies should help to reduce some of the well-known inequalities in the educational system by improving educational achievement of disadvantaged groups such as students with an immigrant background or those coming from low socioeconomic and cultural households. In this paper we wish to clarify not only if, but also how - through…
Pathways enabling educational success for vulnerable immigrants in Switzerland, Canada and France
Parcours d'études favorisant l'accès à l'enseignement supérieur des jeunes d'origine immigrée en Suisse, France et au Canada - Les politiques éducatives des dernières décennies ont favorisé les poursuites d'études des élèves jusqu'aux niveaux post-secondaires. Ces politiques devraient contribuer à réduire certaines inégalités connues dans le système éducatif en améliorant la réussite scolaire des groupes défavorisés ou vulnérables tels les enfants d'origine immigrée ou de milieu social modeste. Dans cet article, nous cherchons à préciser non seulement si, mais aussi comment les parcours scolaires, permettent l'accès à l'enseignement supérieur des jeunes d'origine immigrée, en mobilisant tro…