Groups at Risk

This chapter concentrates on the difficult educational pathways of migrants and minorities. These pathways often reflect how the two dimensions of equity overlap: many immigrant groups tend to have lower performance compounded by low socio-economic background. Approaches to overcoming these hurdles include strengthening early childhood education and care for these groups, avoiding streaming immigrants into special education, improving language training and strengthening teacher professional development to deal with multiculturalism. Measures to reduce discrimination in the labour market can also increase incentives for immigrants to obtain a good education.

No More Failures: Ten Steps to Equity in Education

Groups at Risk

The Special Case of Migrants and Minorities