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Making up the Gap
Migrant education in the Netherlands
| Author(s) | Lex Herweijer |
| Publication date | 27 juli 2009 |
| Keywords | migrants, integration, education, participation |
| Price | € 17,50 |
| Number of pages | 120 |
| ISBN/ISSN/other | 9789037704334 |
| Series | Publication |
| Number | 9 |
| Researchgroup | Education and Minorities |
A growing number of young people in the Netherlands have a non-Western
ethnic background. Education plays a key role in their integration into
Dutch society. Promoting participation in education by these young
non-Western migrants and boosting their educational achievement are
accordingly high on the Dutch education policy agenda.
This report presents an overview of the participation in Dutch
education and the learning outcomes of young people with a non-Western
ethnic background. It examines the extent to which they succeed in making up
the gap relative to their indigenous Dutch peers. It also presents a picture
of Dutch education policy for pupils and students with a non-Western ethnic
background, and discusses the effects of that policy.