Mens & Maatschappij - Volume 93, Issue 4, 2019

Abstract The role of the asylum period for the mental health and social integration of asylum permit holders in Rotterdam This research is about the role of the asylum period for the social integration of asylum permit holders and their mental health. The focus is not only on the duration of the asylum period but also on the effect of relocations and activities like volunteering and (language) education. The research uses data Read More

Summary The education gap in school. The effect of school context on adolescent inter-educational track friendships Using data from the first wave of the Children of Immigrants Longitudinal Survey in Four European Countries (CILS4EU) and data from the Dutch Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs (DUO) this article tests to what extent different organizational characteristics of schools influence friendships between adolescents in diff Read More

Abstract High quality education: Bridging the socioeconomic achievement gap? Widespread concerns regarding socioeconomic disparities in educational attainment contributed to this study’s aim to explore the role of providing high quality education in reducing these differences. Multilevel analysis of PISA 2015-data (N = 368.306) demonstrates that a higher socioeconomic background, a high educated teaching st Read More