ABSTRACT
In times of economic crisis research on successful educational careers of lower-class native and non-native people1 is more necessary than ever. This kind of research offers an underutilized information source for measures to fight educational disadvantages of
1 The Central Bureau for Statistics (CBS) defines 'non-native' as: 'A person resident in the Netherlands, who is born abroad or at least has one parent that is born abroad'. Non-natives who are born in a foreign country belong to the first generation. Those who are born in the Netherlands, but have at least one parent who is born abroad, belong to the second generation. The non-natives in this research are all born abroad.
