Browsing by Author "Noori, Marianne"

This thesis examines what five second-generation immigrants talk about their school choices and educational paths. Immigration-related concepts and theories and studies about young people's resources, educational paths, school success and school choices are as a theoretical framework. The study material is the interview data of five second-generation immigrants. The study material has been produced by Transition and education trajectories of the immigrant youth –research project. The material is read biographically. The biographical abstracts have been written about the second generation immigrants' interviews. The resources are searched from the abstracts. Research questions are: How second-generation immigrants talk about their educational paths and school choices as a part of their lifes? What kind of resources young people use when they make their school choices? Results have shown that, the more resources young people have, the better they can make their school choices. The support and opinions of family members are important for young people. Young people emphasize their own activity when making the school choices. The importance of the practical resources, as well as the resources of habit and practice, are emphasized in young people's speech. Also the resources of meaning and symbol can be found in their speech.