This study investigates the demographic characteristics and academic performances of foreign students with an Italian educational background in a cohort of 1st-year Bachelor students enrolled at Sapienza University of Rome, in the a.y. 2012/2013, comparing them to Italian and to International students. First, we employed a discrete-time competing risk hazard model to analyse differences in academic performances between Italian, foreign students with an Italian educational background and foreign students with a foreign educational background. Second, we applied regression trees to investigate final grades and the time-to-degree completion of Bachelor’s degree holders. Results show differences in the academic performances of foreign students with an Italian educational background compared to Italian students. Policies are needed, these results suggest, that strengthen opportunities for students from a migrant background since high school.

Giudici, C., Trappolini, E., Vicari, D. (2021). The academic performance of students with a migrant background: evidence from a cohort enrolled at Sapienza University of Rome. GENUS, 77(1) [10.1186/s41118-021-00145-3].

The academic performance of students with a migrant background: evidence from a cohort enrolled at Sapienza University of Rome

Trappolini E.;
2021

Abstract

This study investigates the demographic characteristics and academic performances of foreign students with an Italian educational background in a cohort of 1st-year Bachelor students enrolled at Sapienza University of Rome, in the a.y. 2012/2013, comparing them to Italian and to International students. First, we employed a discrete-time competing risk hazard model to analyse differences in academic performances between Italian, foreign students with an Italian educational background and foreign students with a foreign educational background. Second, we applied regression trees to investigate final grades and the time-to-degree completion of Bachelor’s degree holders. Results show differences in the academic performances of foreign students with an Italian educational background compared to Italian students. Policies are needed, these results suggest, that strengthen opportunities for students from a migrant background since high school.
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Academic success; CART; Competing risk hazard model; Educational background; Foreign students; University;
English
2021
77
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Giudici, C., Trappolini, E., Vicari, D. (2021). The academic performance of students with a migrant background: evidence from a cohort enrolled at Sapienza University of Rome. GENUS, 77(1) [10.1186/s41118-021-00145-3].
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