Session 118: Transatlantic comparisons of children of immigrants in schools

Friday, April 18 2:30 PM - 4:20 PM Bayside C 4th floor

Chair: Mary Waters, Harvard University
Discussant: Richard D. Alba, University at Albany, State University of New York (SUNY)
Discussant: Charles Hirschman, University of Washington

1.	The Impact of School Composition on the Educational Trajectories of Second Generation Immigrants: A US/UK Comparison  •  Vikki Boliver, University of Oxford

2.	The Relative Importance of Family and School Characteristics for Educational Tracks of Children of Immigrants in The Netherlands And the US  •  Helga A.G. de Valk, Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute (NIDI)

3.	From Educational Aspirations to Educational Attainment: The School Careers of the Children Of Immigrants in France and the US  •  Yael Brinbaum, Université de Bourgogne

4.	The Transition from School to Work among Children of Immigrants in the United States and France  •  Amy Lutz, Syracuse University

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