National Immigration Receiving Contexts

Abstract

Abstract. Extraordinary increases in refugee and voluntary migration have recently been observed in many European and North American countries. At the same time, negative attitudes toward immigrants and unfavorable immigration-related policy changes are promoting national climates of increased discrimination, fear of deportation, and experiences of income and education inequality among many immigrant origin youth and families. This paper considers how national receiving contexts, in particular the efficacy of national immigration integration policies and markers of national attitudes toward immigrants, can shape both native-born youth and immigrant and refugee youth well-being. Using an ecological framework, we draw from the recent empirical literature and three sources of international policy and child well-being data, to assess how national receiving contexts matter for native-born children and immigrant youth adaptation. Results indicate strong linkages among the macro-level contexts of multicultural policies and positive integration approaches with overall child well-being. More favorable immigrant national attitudes, and the more micro-level perceptions of discrimination and xenophobia, also matter tremendously for immigrant and refugee youth adaptation and health outcomes.

Influencia de las TIC en el rendimiento escolar de estudiantes vulnerables

“…Por otro lado, el sistema educativo contemporáneo está caracterizado por entornos con gran pluralismo étnico o cultural (Schachner, 2019). Ante esta situación, los gobiernos implementan nuevas medidas relacionadas con las políticas de integración de estudiantes inmigrantes en las sociedades de acogida (Marks, McKenna y Coll, 2018). Estas políticas propugnan la convivencia intercultural y multicultural basada en la empatía, la tolerancia y el respeto a la diversidad (Lieberman y Gamst, 2015).…”

“…En otras palabras, la integración educacional es una referencia importante en la integración de estudiantes inmigrantes en las sociedades de acogida (Zubíková, 2019). No obstante, existen barreras relacionadas con la adquisición de la lengua del país de acogida, la cultura y la falta de formación del profesorado para enfrentar estos nuevos retos (Esteban, 2020;Manning y Roy, 2010).…”

Exploring Lived Experiences of Parents of Youth and Youth with a Foreign Background in Sweden

“…Most of the information did involve encountering and making the Swedish context one's own place at the individual level or concerned "micro-systems" (Suárez-Orozco et al 2018) including schools, neighborhoods, or families. Thus, any micro level context action may improve the "immigration receiving contexts" (e.g., Marks et al 2018). With everyday issues situated within microsystems, interventions based in key micro-systems and/or tailoring of resources in schools, neighborhoods, and homes may be effective.…”

Acculturation and resilience of immigrant-origin youth: Do their school experiences reflect nonimmigrants’ “native supremacy”?

“…In Greece, as throughout Europe (Phalet et al, 2015), immigrant-origin families often face widespread ethnic prejudice and discrimination (Pavlopoulos & Motti-Stefanidi, 2017). Greek people have generally negative attitudes towards the presence of immigrants, with 60% of Greek citizens indicating that they view immigrants unfavorably (see Marks et al, 2018). According to a joint OECD and EU report (2015), 35% of immigrants report feeling discriminated against, which ranks Greece among the highest in terms of immigrants’ perceived discrimination.…”