Children and youths migration in a global landscape / Adrienne Lee Atterberry [and three others], editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lee Atterberry, Adrienne, editor.

Series:

Sociological studies of children and youth ; Volume 29.

Sociological studies of children and youth ; Volume 29

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Immigrant youth.

Transnationalism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (213 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Birmingham, UK : Emerald Publishing Limited, [2022]

Summary:

This volume contains an Open Access Chapter. Children and Youths' Migration in a Global Landscapeinterrogates how transnational mobility shapes the lives of the relatively young, and addresses questions that encourage us to consider what it means to be a transnationally mobile child or youth in the 21st century.

Contents:

Intro

Half Title Page

Series Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

About the Editors

About the Contributors

Introduction - Children and Youths' Migration in a Global Landscape: Young Lives Lived in Motion

Children and YOUTHS' Mobility

Migration Contexts within a Global Landscape

Existential Agency in Transitions

Contributions to the Volume

Welcome to the Journey …

References

Chapter 1-The "Borderlandization" of Mexico: Mexico's New Policies of Deportation and Detention of Minor Migrants and their Effects on Migrant Movement

Introduction

Data and Methods

The 2014 Unaccompanied Child Migrant Crisis

Mexico's Borderlandization in 2014

Mexican Immigration Laws Fail to Protect Minors

The Propaganda Campaign

Minor Migrants' Experiences and Responses to the "Borderlandization" of Mexico

Minors are Targeted

Minors Face Taxing Physical and Mental Conditions

Conclusions

Chapter 2-Young Immigrants' Integration into a New Home: The Case of Central American Children and Youth Settling in Washington, DC

Migration Trends

Understanding Reunification, Family Separation, and the Idea of "Home"

Methods

Findings

Interpreting and Following Rules

Moving in with Biological Parents: "I Don't Call Her Mom, I Call Her Vos"

Discussion

Chapter 3-Transnational Migration, Ethnic Identity, and Blurred Boundaries: Indian American Youth Redefine Being a Second-Generation Immigrant

Transnational Youths' Social Positioning in the USA and India

Ethnic Return Migration

Nation-states, Boundaries, and Identity

EVERYDAY Multiculturalism, Identity, and YOUTH

Methods and Data

Research Participants

Findings: Transnational Indian American Youth and Identity

Two Different Contexts of Reception.

Transnational Migration, Ethnic Identity, and Being a Second-generation Immigrant

Blurred Boundaries, Ethnic Identity, and US-raised Indian American Youth

Conclusion

Chapter 4-Marginality at School: The Experience of Immigrant Children in Rural Italy

The Italian School between Inclusion and Exclusion

Sense of Belonging and Educational Contexts

The Case Study

Description of the Setting: Borgoantico

Description of Research Site: School "Diomede"

Description of Research Participants

Study Design and Research Processes

Research Instruments

Data Analysis

Research Findings

Experiences of Students in the District

Experiences of Students at School

Reflections of Privileged Witnesses

Concluding Remarks

Chapter 5-Muslim Youth, Religion, and Educational Aspirations: The Case of West African Immigrants in New York City

African Muslim Youth

Multiculturalism: Perceptions of Islam in the United States

The Centrality of the Mosques for Ghanaian Muslim Immigrants in NYC

Education and Socialization in the Mosque

Main Subjects Taught to Youth in the Madrassa

Good Morals

The "Right" Religion: Is Islam for Me?

Islamic Tenets: The "Must Do" and "Must Not Do"

Interrogating Marriage

Issues of Modesty

Gender Equality: Questioning Teachings at the Mosque

Choosing Friends

Career Aspirations: Youth Take Ownership of Their Career Paths

Role Models: Education Via TV Shows, TV Characters, and the Internet

Other People and Family Members as Influences

Chapter 6-The Limits of Trading Cultural Capital: Returning Migrant Children and Their Educational Trajectory in Hungary

Introduction.

Theoretical Framework: Transnational Migration, (Non) Dominant Cultural Capital, Social Position

The Research Context

Mechanism Producing Inequality of the Education System in Hungary

Methods, Data

Results and Discussion

Teachers' Perspectives

Based on conversations with teachers about transnationally mobile children, it became clear that they were mainly preoccupied with the difficulties of catching up with the curriculum rather than the development and gains of children while abroad. They mos

Child Narratives

Parents of mobile children of this school moved abroad to pursue their careers abroad, following job opportunities outside Hungary. Moving back was described by these children as a gradual process. Often, the earning family member, usually the father, ret

Effects of Different School Contexts on Capital Devaluation for Returning Roma Migrant Children by Their Teachers in Rural Hungary

'They Bring Home Nothing': A Perspective of a Traditional Rural Public School

'Some Come Home Better Off': An Alternative Church School's Perspective on Returning Roma Children

On the Contrary: Returning Roma Children and Their Families' Narratives

High-status Families with Children Abroad and Returned

Chapter 7-A Transnational Opportunity Trap? The Missing Link Between Educational Attainment and Future Prospects for Myanmarese Migrant Students in Thailand

Background

Literature Review

Migration and Opportunity

Transnational Opportunities in Migration and Education

Opportunity Trap in Education

The Transnational Opportunity Trap in Education Confronted by Myanmarese Migrant Youth

Stage One: Ethnography

Stage Two: Phenomenological Research

Ethical Considerations

School Selection

Participant Selection and Data Collection

Data Analysis.

Findings and Results

Unity in Diversity: The "Burmese" Diaspora in Mae Sot

Education in the Migrant Community

Stage Two: Interviews

Diversity Education

The SN

Future Career Solutions

Interviews with Students

Migrant Students' Perceived Purposes of Their Current Education: Why MLCs?

DE: Burmese, Thai, and English

FCS: Conversational-level Thai Language

The Irreplaceable Multifunctionality of MLCs: Why Not Thai Public Schools?

Further Education: The Potential Highest Attainment of Education

Work: The Limited Employment Opportunities for Migrants

The Opportunities Trap between Secondary Education and Employment Prospects

The Equivocal Ideas About Legal Identifications Within the Migrant Community

Chapter 8-Globalisation, Human Capital Accumulation and Dynamics of Transnational Migration of Youth: The Case of India

Globalisation and Human Capital Accumulation

Globalisation and Changing Economic Structure of India

Rise of Middle Class in India

Knowledge Economy and World Class Higher Education

Changing Aspirations for Global Human Capital Building

Neo-liberalism and Crisis in Higher Education in India

Construction of Aspirations for Overseas Education

Determinants of Demand for Overseas Higher Education

Market for Fulfilling Students' Aspirations for Oversees Education

Overseas Education and Domestic Formal Education Sector

Overseas Education and Informal Institutional Arrangements

Newer Forms of Inequalities

Conclusion - Children and Youths' Migration in a Global Landscape: Lessons Learned and Future Directions

Transnational Young Migrants, Sense of Belonging, and Intersectionality

Sites of Negotiating, Maintaining, and Constructing Identities.

Precarity, Uncertainty, and Aspiration

Centering the Voices of Children and Youth on the Move

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Lee Atterberry, Adrienne Children and Youths' Migration in a Global Landscape

ISBN:

1-80117-538-1