Abstract
ISMU Foundation has for a long time analysed the multicultural context of Italian
schools, considering the difficulties and disparities that characterize the educational
paths of students with a non-Italian citizenship (NIC). At the same time, a growing number
of NIC students have begun to distinguish themselves through excellence in academic performances,1 and have increasingly been investing in medium-to-long term education, with
the support of families and teachers.
Drawing upon this data, the chapter presents the characteristics of a phenomenon that,
after approximately two decades, has now come to “a standstill phase”, after a rapid
growth and a subsequent slackening of this trend across all educational levels (Colombo,
2018). The last official report published by the MIUR’s Statistical Office (March 2018)
highlights that in 2016/172 there has been a relatively stable presence of approximately
826,000 students, who represent 9.4% of the total school population. After the “no growth”
of 2015, foreign students rose by 11,000 units, especially due to the presence of second
generations (foreign nationals born in Italy) and with a parallel, continuous reduction of
Italian students, whose number has fallen under 8 million units.
Lingua originale | English |
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Titolo della pubblicazione ospite | The Twenty-Fourth Italian Report on Migrations 2018 |
Pagine | 49-63 |
Numero di pagine | 15 |
Stato di pubblicazione | Pubblicato - 2019 |
Keywords
- school inequalities
- students with an immigrant background