Averting, stepping-up or shielding: school strategies and intensive minority parenting among second-generation minority Danish parents

Abstract

To ensure and strengthen high-quality research, integrity should pervade all research phases. PRINCIPLES OF RESEARCH INTEGRITYHonesty -to ensure the trustworthiness of research Transparency -to ensure the credibility of scientific reasoning Accountability -to ensure the reliability of research RESPONSIBLE CONDUCT OF RESEARCHResponsible conduct of research requires that everyone involved in the research process follows high standards for conducting research.

Parents as both problem and resource

“…The children are expected to decide for themselves what they want to study and in what direction they want to take their education. This conclusion is also supported by Rambøll's study, which found that 71% of parents of bilingual children strongly agree that it is important to encourage their children to make their own decisions regarding education and work choices (Gilliam, 2023;Rambøll, 2005, pp. 5).…”

“…Opposite to the national strategies and the social master plans the reports and research present another picture, where parents are concerned about their children's education and support them (Birk & Fallov, 2021;Gilliam, 2023;Ulvik, 2002). This will become more nuanced in the following.…”

“…One of the key points raised in this study is that the efforts and challenges faced by ethnic minority parents can be overlooked within the established practices of schools. Gilliam (2023) examines the parenting and school strategies of the emerging second generation of minority Danish parents and how these strategies are influenced by their generational position. Like several other studies, Gilliam finds that parents are highly involved in their children's education and well-being, practicing a form of "intensive parenting" that is prevalent among the contemporary social generation and dominant among majority Danish parents.…”