Somali Youth in the context of schooling in metropolitan Helsinki: A framework for assessing variability in educational performance

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 81-106

  Alitolppa Niitamo, Anne ^a  

^a Vaestoliitto   (Finland)

Author keywords

Immigrants; Refugees; School performance; Second generation; Somalis

Indexed keywords

ACCULTURATION; AFRICAN IMMIGRANT; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; IMMIGRANT POPULATION;

ETELA-SUOMEN; EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; HELSINKI; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 0842284349     PISSN: 1369183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1369183032000170187     Document Type: Article

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