Problem
Lack of appropriate education for children of immigrants
Other Names:
Educational retardation of migrant children Nature:
Belonging to under-privileged socio-economic circumstances, deprived of their traditional cultural support, and in many cases having an inadequate command of the host country's language, the children of immigrants have a disturbing school failure rate.
Incidence:
One report for 1982 cites the degree of failure or backwardness of 60% of the children of immigrants on leaving school to be so serious that they could not be rescued by the educational system.
Broader Problems:
Inappropriate educationSocial maladjustment of children of migrants Related Problems:
Inadequate education for nomadic children Aggravates:
Inadequate cultural integration of immigrants Strategies:
Increasing literacy amongst migrantsExpanding educational opportunities for all children Subject(s):
Education → Education ??Health Care → Handicapped??
Societal Problems → Scarcity??
Society → Infants??
Society → Migrants??
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
E: Emanations of other problems Date of last update
23.10.2019 – 17:41 CEST