Byrne, Delma (2014) Cumulative disadvantage? Educational careers of migrant students in Irish secondary schools. Race, Ethnicity and Education, 17. pp. 129-151. ISSN 1361-3324

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Recent rapid immigration of a diverse group of migrant children into an almost exclusively White Irish school population makes Ireland an interesting case study for migrant education. This article explores key points in the careers of migrant secondary school students in Ireland from an equality perspective. The article draws on data gathered as a part of a large-scale study specifically designed to investigate provision for migrant children in Irish schools. The results of the study show that migrant students in Ireland face a number of educational barriers in terms of access to schools, placement in classes, year groups and types of secondary school programme. This disadvantage is likely to impact on their future life-chances in terms of progress to further education and their place in the labour market, as well as their general social positioning in the Irish society.

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	Educational careers; Disadvantage; Migrant students; Ireland
Academic Unit:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Education
Item ID:	8560
Identification Number:	https://doi.org/10.1080/13613324.2012.674021
Depositing User:	Delma Byrne
Date Deposited:	02 Aug 2017 12:28
Journal or Publication Title:	Race, Ethnicity and Education
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	Publisher
Use Licence:	This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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