School and Diversity in a Weak State
The Portuguese Case
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3607606 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Maria Margarida Marques (0000-0002-9288-7571), Maria João Valente Rosa (0000-0002-9034-0943), Joana Lopes Martins (0000-0001-7817-8165, Russian State Agrarian Correspondence University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 1145-1168 |
| Publication date | 2007-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | New Community (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0047-9586 • E-ISSN: 1469-9451 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13691830701541689 |
| OpenAlex | W1999363954 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 23 |
Portugal is now host to an increasing number of migrant individuals and families. However, the education system is finding it hard to build the capacity required to accommodate the diversity stemming from the mass attendance in school of the migrants’ children. This article begins with an analysis of selected indicators of school performance; this shows that the probability of having bad results is higher if individuals are of low socio-economic status and have an immigrant background. In this sense, the role of schools in promoting the integration of immigrant-origin populations can be called into question. Furthermore, the incapacity of the school system to reduce the educational disadvantages of immigrants’ children, notably those from post-colonial countries, can be viewed as the sign of a weak state. To understand how different family origins may relate to particular patterns of school performance, the article then analyses the results of a survey carried out in state schools in the municipality of Oeiras, in the Portuguese capital city of Lisbon. The ‘segmented assimilation’ hypothesis is a fruitful framework through which to understand and explain the diversity of school performance. However, a gendered dimension is also important and requires further investigation
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| Unique citing works | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.6 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2024 (14) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |