Migrant Youth, Schooling and Identity (eBook)

Perspectives and Experiences from Northern Europe

Nils Hammarén, Biörn Ivemark, Live Stretmo (Herausgeber)

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2024 | 2024
IX, 317 Seiten
Springer Nature Switzerland (Verlag)
978-3-031-63345-4 (ISBN)

Infos

This volume provides a broad outlook on migrant youth and schooling in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Iceland and the United Kingdom. It explores empirically how these young people-who range from the first to the third generation-position themselves in relation to school, friendships, language-use, aspirations, and the expectations placed upon them. The book also examines the role of a variety of professionals, street-level bureaucrats, and other key actors in framing, representing, problematizing and ultimately contributing to shaping the experiences of these young people. Contemporary contextual challenges for educational advancement are particularly highlighted, as are key issues of cultural representation and recognition. Several contributions also focus on sub-groups within the immigrant-origin population that have so far only received a limited attention in the literature, such as youth in rural areas, LGBT youth, first-in-family college students, and youth who transition out of anti-school subcultures.
The contributors stem from a variety of disciplines, ranging from Education and Youth Studies to Social Work and Sociology, and tackle many innovative themes, such as peer violence, special needs education, and artistic interventions, among many others. Through this original perspective and comparative outlook, the book makes an important contribution to the literature on youth, migration, identity, and education. It will interest undergraduate students in several areas of the social sciences, teachers and other professionals who work with children and young people.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 8.7.2024
• Reihe/Serie: Young People and Learning Processes in School and Everyday Life
• Zusatzinfo: IX, 317 p. 3 illus., 1 illus. in color.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Schulpädagogik / Grundschule
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• Schlagworte: Danish teachers’ expectations towards ethnic students • differences in school performance in Sweden • ethnic-racial differences in Swedish schools • ethno-racial differences in youth friendship • free school choice • linguistic identities of Vietnamese refugees in Sweden • linguistic negotiation of plurilingual youth in their homes • minority Danish boys' educational achievements • multi-ethnic Danish schools • problematization of children’s leisure time • professionals supporting youth in disadvantaged urban areas • relationship between social class and education • schools in disadvantaged areas • social exclusion among boys • students in disadvantaged neighbourhoods • Swedish as a second language students • Syrian refugee students in Iceland • very high parental expectations • young LGBTQ+ people with migrant backgrounds • young peoples’ experiences in rural Sweden
• ISBN-10: 3-031-63345-8 / 3031633458
• ISBN-13: 978-3-031-63345-4 / 9783031633454