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Understanding educational pathways of undocumented children in the Netherlands

11 July 2024

This project will use sequence analysis using transition-oriented optimal matching to understand the educational pathways of children in the Netherlands with likely undocumented immigration status, comparing their pathways to other immigrant children and non-immigrants. “Likely undocumented children” will be identified as those whose educational records cannot be linked to other register data. While it is estimated that there are between 23,000 and 58,000 people living in the Netherlands with undocumented immigration status, very little is known about the educational experiences of children who fall within this group. Like all children, access to education is a basic human right for these children. By studying the educational pathways of a cohort of children from eindtoets to MBO, HBO, and WO, the study will allow researchers and educators to better understand the unique experiences of undocumented children and provide empirical evidence upon which better educational policy can be made.

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