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Reading skills among native and immigrant children: the compensating effect of preschool attendance
September 2016
Pre-school education plays a fundamental role in improving reading comprehension capabilities in primary and secondary school, especially among immigrant students. This is shown by the results in the three countries analysed: Spain, Norway and Sweden.
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Skills Acquisition in Immigrant and Non-Immigrant Students
September 2016
Josep Oriol Escardíbul, Professor of Applied Economics,
University of Barcelona;
The admission of immigrant students in the classroom has represented a significant change for the Spanish education system. Are there differences in the results of immigrant and non-immigrant students? Why?
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Temporality, loss of work and educational performance
September 2016
Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics;
Parental job insecurity – due to unemployment or temporary employment – is directly related with a reduction in the academic performance of their children, and its effects are different depending on whether such insecurity is suffered by fathers or mothers.