Guidelines

It is very important that policy makers define legal frameworks in order that different educational actors, namely schools, may implement strategies to guarantee the successful integration of immigrant students. Those steps may start from what should be the main focus of any policy, the immigrant students, and develop into global and organisational considerations, although no strict chronological order has to be followed. Thus, while step 1 sets out to explore information from the immigrant point of view, step 2 invites policy makers to gain insight about the current major trends in immigrant student integration. Identifying the reasons for immigrant student dropout (steps 3 and 4) will eventually lead to the appropriate methodological framework (step 5) that will allow good planning (step 6) through appropriate approaches and strategies to be implemented (step 7). Step 8 advises on how to develop a multicultural, harmonious and inclusive school environment. Step 9 focuses on the need to monitor and evaluate any policies that are put into practice, while step 10 looks at how policies should take into account the various educational partners.
Here is the list of the 10 steps: