Academic performance of immigrant vs native students in Singapore schools using PISA 2012

• Main Authors: Dee, Adeline Mei Xian, Xu, Shao Ying
• Other Authors: Christos Sakellariou
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/69723
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Background: Existing evidence shows that in most countries there is an immigrant student disadvantage in educational performance when compared to native students. A small number of countries, with Singapore one of them, practice selective immigration policies (selecting a more educated-more skilled...