OECD Reviews of Migrant Education: Denmark 2010

The immigrant population in Denmark is one of the smallest in Western Europe but is made up of highly diverse groups coming from about 200 different countries. Compared to their native Danish peers, immigrant students, on average, leave compulsory education with significantly weaker performance leve...

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Main Author: Nusche, Deborah
Other Authors: Wurzburg, Gregory, Naughton, Breda
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Paris OECD Publishing 2010
Series:OECD Reviews of Migrant Education
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Collection: OECD Books and Papers - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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520 |a The immigrant population in Denmark is one of the smallest in Western Europe but is made up of highly diverse groups coming from about 200 different countries. Compared to their native Danish peers, immigrant students, on average, leave compulsory education with significantly weaker performance levels in reading, mathematics and science. Immigrant students are more likely to go to the vocational education and training (VET) sector, which qualifies primarily for access to the labour market. There is scope to develop the capacities of leaders and teachers in schools and VET colleges; build on the existing framework for teaching Danish as a Second Language by standardising structure and mainstreaming the language support offered across all municipalities and school types; involve immigrants' parents and communities as partners in children's education; and strengthen monitoring and evaluation at all levels of the system to ensure migrant education policies are implemented and effective