THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN FROM FAMILIES OF FOREIGN CITIZENS IN MOSCOW SCHOOLS
- Authors: Arefiev AL1
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Affiliations:
- Center for Sociological Research of the Russian Ministry of Education and Science
- Issue: No 5 (2015)
- Pages: 149-160
- Section: Articles
- URL: https://journals.rudn.ru/polylinguality/article/view/13024
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Abstract
The appearance of children of foreign migrants have become a new and increasingly popular phenomenon in schools of Moscow and other Russian regions. The article, on the basis of departmental statistics and results of sociological research, describes the composition of foreign students by country of origin, their age characteristics and major constraints of their socio-cultural adaptation. Analyses the policy of the Department of education of the city of Moscow in respect of this category of students. The conclusion about the need to pay more attention to children of foreign migrants by providing them with complete school attendance while strengthening their training in the Russian language.
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A L Arefiev
Center for Sociological Research of the Russian Ministry of Education and Science