Immigration Integration And Education Children Of Immigrants In France And England | Education

Winner of the 2023 Globalisation and Education SIG Best Book Award at CIES 2023! Immigration Integration and Education offers a unique comparative analysis of the views and experiences of children of immigrants in school in France and England. It showcases how the theorization of children’s narratives can offer new methodological tools and insights in comparative education and help understand the different role of educational systems and discourses around issues of immigration integration race language and religion. Presenting an in-depth analysis of children’s own narratives this book offers a close comparative examination of the French and English educational systems and the ways in which they impact on the experiences and identities of children of immigrants. The narratives of the children reveal the multiple forms of othering discrimination and exclusion that shape their experiences in school but also the multiple strategies they deploy to navigate these complex educational landscapes. It stresses that beyond national ideologies and philosophies of integration structural and cultural aspects need to be explored to understand the role played by schools in the inclusion of immigrant populations. This book is an essential resource for academics researchers and graduate students in the fields of sociology of education migration studies intercultural education educational policy and comparative and international education. It will also appeal to those who are committed to addressing inequalities and discrimination in education. |Immigration Integration and Education Children of Immigrants in France and England | Education