Unveiling Vulnerability Determinants Among Migrant-Background Students: A Systematic Review

Since 2015, the increasing influx of migrant children into European Union countries has raised critical questions regarding their access to equitable education. This fact has highlighted the necessity to examine and systematize the vulnerability determinants that contribute to their socioeducational...

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Autores: Di Lisio, Giulia, Fernández, Mercedes, Serrano Sanguilinda, Inmaculada
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/412745
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/412745
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Academic underachievement
Early school leaving
Educational vulnerability
Migrant-background students
Socioenvironmental factors
Educational policy
Immigrants
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Sumario:Since 2015, the increasing influx of migrant children into European Union countries has raised critical questions regarding their access to equitable education. This fact has highlighted the necessity to examine and systematize the vulnerability determinants that contribute to their socioeducational disadvantages. This systematic literature review explores the vulnerability factors or determinants influencing migrant-background children’s academic underachievement and early school leaving (ESL). Employing the PRISMA approach and utilizing Covidence software for data collection, 74 articles were reviewed. Guided by Bronfenbrenner’s ecological framework, vulnerability determinants were classified into micro-, meso-/exo-, and macrosystemic levels. The review reveals a predominant focus in the literature on microlevel factors, with only limited attention to macrolevel determinants. These research findings underscore the need for further exploration of macrolevel factors and call for a greater focus on intersectionality when addressing migrant-background students’ socioeducational vulnerabilities.