Migrant, Roma and post-colonial youth in education across Europe : being 'visibly different' / edited by Julia Szalai and Claire Schiff.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Szalai, Júlia, editor.

Schiff, Claire, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Minorities--Education--Europe.

Minorities.

Discrimination in education--Europe.

Discrimination in education.

Children of immigrants--Education--Europe.

Children of immigrants.

Assimilation (Sociology)--Europe.

Assimilation (Sociology).

Multicultural education--Europe.

Multicultural education.

Children of immigrants--Education.

Minorities--Education.

Europe.

Physical Description:

xiii, 268 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.

Summary:

This book compares the educational experiences of adolescents from a variety of 'visible' ethnic minority groups such as Roma in Central Europe, post-colonial minorities in France and England, Turks and Arabs in Germany, and recent immigrants in Scandinavia. Focusing on underprivileged urban contexts, it reveals the structural inequalities and also the often conflict-ridden inter-ethnic relations which develop in classrooms, playgrounds and larger communities. Ranging from explorations of quasi-ghettos to experiments in racial and ethnic integration, the encountered situations shed light on the challenges of managing diversity in local communities and on an all-societal level. The book considers both the routine practices of ethnic distinctions and colour-blindness in schooling, as well as the ways in which various actors - students, teachers and parents - experience and understand these practices. In doing so, it reveals that despite the broad consensus on equal opportunity as a desirable aim, ethnic differentiation remains a key source of exclusion across Europe. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Introduction: Understanding the Salience of Ethnicity in the Educational Experiences of Minority Adolescents across Europe / Claire Schiff Schiff, Claire 1

Part I Ethnic Differentiation in Education across Europe: Internal and External Mechanisms

2 Apart or Together: Motivations Behind Ethnic Segregation in Education across Europe / Vera Messing Messing, Vera 17

3 Inclusive Education for Children of Immigrants: The Turkish Second Generation in Sweden, the Netherlands and Austria / Philipp Schnell Schnell, Philipp, Maurice Crul Crul, Maurice 34

4 Teachers' Approaches to Ethnic Minority Students through a Comparative Lens / Claire Schiff Schiff, Claire 51

5 The Emerging 'Ethnic Ceiling': Implications of Grading on Adolescents' Educational Advancement in Comparative Perspective / Julia Szalai Szalai, Julia 67

6 Education in the European Multicultural Debates and Policies / Violetta Zentai Zentai, Violetta 84

Part II International and Intergroup Comparisons of Ethnic Minority Students' Experiences of Otherness in Schools

7 Intricacies of Ethnicity: A Comparative Study of Minority Identity Formation during Adolescence / Mária Neményi Neményi, Mária, Róza Vajda Vajda, Róza 103

8 Dampened Voices: A Comparative Look at Roma Adolescents' Discourses on Being 'Othered' at School / Margit Feischmidt Feischmidt, Margit 120

9 Educational Strategies of Minority Youth and the Social Constructions of Ethnicity / Bolette Moldenhawer Moldenhawer, Bolette 135

Part III Ethnic Differences in Schooling in National Contexts

10 Racism, Ethnicity and Schooling in England / Ian Law Law, Ian, Sarah Swann Swann, Sarah 151

11 Experiencing Ethnicity in a Colour-Blind System: Minority Students In France / Claire Schiff Schiff, Claire 167

12 The Interplay of School and Family and Its Impact on the Educational Careers of Ethnic Minority Youth in Germany / Gaby Straßburger Straßburger, Gaby 184

13 Ethnic Identification and the Desire to Belong in the Case of Urban Roma Youth in Romania / Enikö Vincze Vincze, Enikö 198

14 Structural and Personal Fonns of Discrimination in Slovak Multiethnic Schools / David Kostlán Kostlán, David 213

15 Conclusions: Ethnic Distinctions and the Making of Citizenship in Education / Julia Szalai Szalai, Julia 228.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781137308627

1137308621

OCLC:

871305596