Academic Achievement of Students in Schools with High Numbers of Migrant Children

Abstract

The article presents the results of studying the relationship between the academic achievements of students and the number of migrant children studying with them. The presented review of studies conducted on various ethno-cultural and national samples shows the ambiguity of this relationship. The authors analyzed statistical data on the ratio of children of foreign citizens in the region, as well as on the number of educational organizations with different ratios of children of foreign citizens in relation to schoolchildren with Russian citizenship. These indicators were compared with the assessment of the quality of education, for which the overall indicator of the education quality in the Russian regions presented by Rosobrnadzor was used, as well as with the index of the socio-economic situation in the regions. Analysis of data from the 85 regions of the Russian Federation showed that the ratio of migrant students (foreign citizens) in Russia to students with Russian citizenship in general education institutions is not related to the quality of education in the region considering its socio-economic situation. Basing on the results of discussion and comparison with the data of the world-wide research, we conclude that the concentration of migrant children in an educational institution should not act as a significant marker of educational policy in this area.