Beyond compulsory schooling : resilience and academic success of immigrant youth
Sandín Esteban, Ma. Paz (Universitat de Barcelona)
Sánchez Martí, Angelina (Universitat de Barcelona)

Date:	2014
Abstract:	The present study examines the relationship between resilience and school completion of immigrant youth in Spain. Ninety- four students in their fourth year compulsory education participated in the study; they were from 19 different nationalities, between 15 and 18 years of age, and the ratio boys/girls was 55/45. There were no significant differences by gender, age, residence time, or incorporation into the education system. Differences were associated to cultural groups and variables related with academic self-perception. Finally, it was shown that young students that continue their studies beyond obligatory education have higher levels of resilience, as measured by the SV-RES scale. Overall, the findings in this study suggest the activation of the relational dimension of "social capital" in youth, as for example through mentoring or service-learning programs.
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Subject:	Resilience ; School success ; Immigrant youth ; Academic transition ; High school
Published in:	Procedia: social and behavioral sciences, Vol. 132 (2014) , p. 19-24, ISSN 1877-0428

Adreça original: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877042814031826
DOI: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.04.272

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