Identifying Immigrants and Their Descendants in the National Educational Panel Study

Kristen, Cornelia; Olczyk, Melanie; Will, Gisela

doi:10.1007/978-3-658-11994-2_12

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“…9 Consistent with the literature (e.g., Becker, 2011;Kristen et al, 2016), the term generational status in this paper refers to the country of birth of the respondents and of their parents and grandparents. Firstgeneration immigrants are born in a foreign country and immigrated themselves.…”

Section: Independent Variablesmentioning

confidence: 96%

How immigrant optimism shapes educational transitions over the educational life course–Empirical evidence from Germany

Busse

Scharenberg

2022

Front. Educ.

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Compared to natives, young adults with an immigrant background are more likely to choose academic education over vocational education and training (VET). Our study investigates ethnic choice effects at different stages of the educational system. Based on longitudinal data from the German National Educational Panel Study (NEPS), we found that immigrant youths–when controlling for achievement and social background–were more likely to attend academic tracks in Grade 9, have higher participation rates in academic tracks at the upper-secondary level, are less likely to choose VET after lower-secondary education as well as after upper-secondary education, and switch more often to higher education after achieving an upper-secondary degree. Mediation analyses confirmed that these effects were largely shaped by differences in educational and occupational aspirations. Our study provides detailed insights into the transition pathways at different educational stages and the relevant mechanisms driving migration-specific choice effects. As ethnic choice effects are empirically well documented in international research, our investigation may contribute to a deeper understanding of educational inequalities in other European countries.

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Section: Independent Variablesmentioning

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How immigrant optimism shapes educational transitions over the educational life course–Empirical evidence from Germany

Busse

Scharenberg

2022

Front. Educ.

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“…In the analyses, we controlled for the child's gender (girl = 1, boy = 0), non-German language at home (yes = 1, no = 0; provided by teachers), immigration status (yes = 1 if at least one grandparent born abroad, no = 0; Kristen et al, 2016), and the logarithm of the number of children under age 14 in the household as an indicator of potential dilution of resources (Downey, 2001).…”

Section: Control Variablesmentioning

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Development of socio-economic gaps in children’s language skills in Germany

Schneider

Linberg²

2022

Longitudinal and Life Course Studies

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Gaps in language skills by socio-economic status (SES) are already evident before school entry, and these gaps may change over time. After discussing mechanisms of cumulative advantages (‘Matthew effects’) and compensatory effects as well as the relevance of cultural capital and child-related activities in families, this paper tests mechanisms behind changing SES gaps in language skills from age five to nine in Germany. Analysing data from the German National Educational Panel Study with growth curve models, we find widening SES gaps in children’s vocabulary. Children of mothers with low educational attainment show a far below-average increase in skills. The findings are in line with cumulative advantage by status, although initial skills predict their growth over time as well. There are no signs of any type of compensatory effects. Reading aloud to children appears to substantially impact and mediate SES differences in vocabulary progress. Key messages <ul><li>Based on longitudinal data, vocabulary development from age five to nine in Germany is researched.</li> <li>At age five, vocabulary skills of children with low- and high-educated mothers differ by one year.</li> <li>This gap doubles in the following four years, hinting at cumulative advantages.</li></ul>

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“…In addition to citizenship, migration background is measured in all NEPS SCs by the country of origin back to the third generation of the target persons (Kristen et al. 2016 ). This unique feature is applied in a paper by Hunkler and Schotte (this volume) by addressing academic achievement and psychological adaption of 3rd generation students in Germany .…”

Section: Neps—understanding What Is Measuredmentioning

confidence: 99%

Das Nationale Bildungspanel (NEPS) – Rahmenkonzeption, Design und Analysepotenzial

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Sixt

2023

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Identifying Immigrants and Their Descendants in the National Educational Panel Study

Cited by 10 publications

References 3 publications

How immigrant optimism shapes educational transitions over the educational life course–Empirical evidence from Germany

How immigrant optimism shapes educational transitions over the educational life course–Empirical evidence from Germany

Development of socio-economic gaps in children’s language skills in Germany

Das Nationale Bildungspanel (NEPS) – Rahmenkonzeption, Design und Analysepotenzial

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