Fact Sheet 1 High educational aspirations among immigrant background youth. Many believe that immigrant-background youth are more pessimistic about their future than others, but this is not true. In Fact Sheet 1, we report on one aspect of their higher optimism: Their high educational aspirations.

Fact Sheet 2 Who wants to be Norwegian – who gets to be Norwegian? Do immigrant background youth feel like, and are they accepted by others, as nationals in the countries where they grow up? Here we discuss findings on this issue from Norway.

Fact sheet 3 Interethnic relations in School Friendship Networks From a study of friendship networks in schools in England, we find that even in diverse environments, attitudes towards other ethnic groups are primarily shaped through friendships within the own ethnic group.

Fact Sheet 4 Strong family relations among many immigrant families Youth with an immigrant background report stronger family relationships, on average, than youth whose parents were born in the host country.  

Fact Sheet 5 Peer effects in Swedish education among native and migrant youth A study of school performance in different contexts suggests that social mixing policies that facilitate friendships between students of native and migrant backgrounds may contribute towards a more balanced and inclusive comprehensive education system.

Fact sheet 6 Persistent Neighborhood segregation across immigrant generations Children of immigrants in Norway have strong upward mobility in education and the labor market, but this fact sheet shows that integration in terms of neighborhood of residence is rather weak.

Fact sheet 7 Ethnic Enclaves, Schooling, and Crime among Immigrant Youth Immigrant youth’s exposure to better-educated immigrant neighbors from the same origin country is related to lower risks of criminal engagement and higher likelihoods of completing upper-secondary education.

Fact sheet 8 Classroom Ethnic Diversity, Peer Victimization and Teacher Support Classroom ethnic diversity has different implications for ethnic minority and majority students as it reduces the likelihood of victimization among ethnic minority students but has little effect on ethnic majority students. The findings further emphasize that teachers play an important role in the management of ethnic diversity and victimization in the classroom.

Fact sheet 9 Navigating new gender roles: Attitudes among immigrant origin youth The level of gender inequality in the adolescents’ parental countries of origin exerts a lasting impact on the gender attitudes of the youths themselves. Religion and religiosity play a significant role in preserving conservative attitudes.