Migrant, Roma and Post-Colonial Youth in Education Across Europe - by J Szalai & C Schiff (Hardcover)

About the Book

"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 contributions consider 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, this volume reveals that despite the broad consensus on equal opportunity as a desirable aim, ethnic differentiation remains a key source of exclusion across Europe."--

Book Synopsis

This book compares the educational experiences of adolescents from a variety of 'visible' ethnic minority groups across Europe. Focusing on underprivileged urban contexts, it reveals the structural inequalities, as well as the often conflicting inter-ethnic relations which develop in classrooms, playgrounds and larger communities.

Review Quotes

"This book ... sets out to shed new light on the European educational experiences of those who are 'visible different.' ... this book will undoubtedly be of use and interest to a range of academic and policy audiences. It provides a useful introduction to the current key issues in European education, with the country studies acting as excellent critical overviews. The book also provides important new empirical data, which will undoubtedly provide further research with strong foundations." (Rachel Humphris, European Education, Vol. 48 (1), March, 2016)

About the Author

Maurice Crul, The Free University in Amsterdam, The Netherlands Margit Feischmidt, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungary David Kostlán, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Slovakia Ian Law, University of Leeds, UK Vera Messing, Central European University, Hungary Bolette Moldenhawer, University of Copenhagen, Denmark Mária Neményi, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungary Philipp Schnell, University of Vienna, Austria Gaby Straßburger, Catholic University of Applied Social Sciences, Germany Sarah Swann, University of Leeds, UK Róza Vajda, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungary Enik? Vincze, Babes-Bolyai University, Romania Violetta Zentai, Central European University, Hungary