Overview

This edited book is a rich and diverse collection of chapters examining the educational transitions of marginalized and multilingual migrant youth across six countries in Northern Europe. Contributions analyze and discuss the transitions from intersectional perspectives such as religion, nationality, socio-economic condition, gender, and language. This intersection of background, personal, societal, cultural, and educational variables emphasize the need to remove barriers and adapt educational spaces to be more inclusive and socially just. The book will be of interest to students and academics in education, child and youth studies, migration studies, sociology and sociolinguistics.

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Author:   Anna-Lena Borg ,  Helene Fransson ,  Renata Emilsson Peskova
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN:  

9783032187345

ISBN 10:   3032187346
Pages:   364
Publication Date:   30 June 2026
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Imagined Futures and Current Realities: Challenges Facing Marginal Youth and Their Families.- Chapter 3: Inclusive Transition to School: Continuities and Discontinuities in Educational Support for Students with Enhanced Support.- Chapter 4: Children’s Expressions of Participation and Resistance in Formalized Language Training Sessions.- Chapter 5: Multilingual Children’s Transitions from Preschool to Primary School in Iceland.- Chapter 6: Newly Arrived Pupils’ Disciplinary Literacy Skills in the End of Preparatory Education: A Language Socialization View.- Chapter 7: Transition to Fifth Grade: A Study on how a Team of Fifth-Grade Teachers Meets Challenges in Subject Literacy Teaching in a Linguistically Diverse Classroom.- Chapter 8: Crossing Educational Borders: The Role of Family and School in Shaping the Educational Trajectories of Icelandic Youth from a Transnational Background.- Chapter 9: Navigating on a Narrow Track: Perspectives from Professionals and Students About the Transition from Compulsory to Secondary Education in Socially Disadvantaged Areas.- Chapter 10: Opportunities for Young Icelanders with Migrant Backgrounds to Engage in and Enjoy Secondary Education: Three Case Studies.- Chapter 11: The School Transitions of Syrian and Iraqi Youth with Refugee Backgrounds.- Chapter 12: Preventing Migrant Youth Involvement in Criminal Gangs by Area and School.- Chapter 13: Muslim High School Students in Transition: Navigating Minority Positions and Educational Strategies in a Super-Diverse Area.- Chapter 14: Multilingual Students’ Conditions of Possibilities in Swedish Teacher Education.- Chapter 15: The Future is Education: The Role of Migration in Young People and Their Parents’ Educational Expectations.- Chapter 16: Navigating Transitions: Enhancing the Educational Integration of Newly Arrived Students in Norwegian Upper Secondary School.- Chapter 17: Learning to Teach: How Students of Migrant Backgrounds Talk About Their Transitions from Upper Secondary School to Teacher Education College.- Chapter 18: ‘The Street’ as a Transitional Cul-de-Sac: A Case Study on a Young Man’s Pathways Through Education.- Chapter 19: Conclusion.

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Anna-Lena Borg is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Social and Behavioural Studies, University West, Sweden. Helene Fransson is a PhD student in the Department of Education, Communication and Learning, University of Gothenburg, Sweden. Renata Emilsson Peskova is Associate Professor in the School of Education, University of Iceland.

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