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Analysis of Spanish policies for the integration of immigrant schoolchildren

Núria Llevot-calvetMaría Jesús Martínez-usarraldeCristina Yanes-cabrera

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Cultural StudiesEducational policyComparative methodmedia_common.quotation_subjectFirst languageImmigrationEducationNational educationEmigració i immigracióPolitical sciencePedagogyImmigrant students050602 political science & public administrationRegional scienceQuality (business)media_commonComparative educationMulticultural education05 social sciences050301 educationFormal education0506 political scienceEducational integrationEducacióComparative educationEmigration and immigration0503 educationQualitative research

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The Organic Law on the Improvement of the National Education Quality (Ley Organica de Reforma de la Calidad Educativa) readdressed one of the most significant educational issues: educational policies related to immigrant students. Therefore, this is an appropriate moment to evaluate these types of policies in three singular Spanish regions: Madrid, Catalonia and Andalusia. This article presents an analysis of the measures taken in three Spanish regions: Madrid, Catalonia and Andalusia in response to students’ reception, acceptance and enrolment of immigrant students. A qualitative methodology based on the comparative method is used. Diverse similarities, but also specific characteristics and differences, can be found among the three models associated with each region. There are several significant differences that can be appreciated, such as the institutional role, as well as other specific measures. However, singular features are also identified, such as the diverse policies for the use of the vehicular ...

https://doi.org/10.1080/14675986.2016.1150031