Preparing for success in Canada and the United States the determinants of educational attainment among the children of immigrants

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ISBN: 9781100177472 (electronic bk.)
Physical Description: electronic resource
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1 electronic text (28 p.) : digital file.
Publisher: Ottawa, ON : Statistics Canada, Social Analysis Division, c2011

General Note:	"February 2011." "Catalogue no. 11F0019M"--Cover. Issued as part of the desLibris documents collection.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographic references (p. 25-28).
Formatted Contents Note:	Abstract -- Executive summary -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Educational outcomes among the children of immigrants in Canada -- 2.1. The educational attainment gap between the second generation and the third-and higher generations -- 2.2. Ethnic group differences -- 2.3. Summary -- 3. Educational outcomes among the children of immigrants in the U.S. -- 3.1. The educational attainment gap between the second generation and the third-and higher generations -- 3.2. Ethnic group differences -- 3.3. The intergenerational transmission of education among immigrant families -- 3.4. Summary -- 4. A summary of determinants -- 5. Conclusion -- Appendix 1 -- References.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: World Wide Web.