She Tells Me I Am a Strong Person

Romanian and Polish Young Migrants' Talk About Significant Adults in the School Settings in Sweden

Dados Bibliográficos

ID7149484
AutoresIngrid Höjer (0000-0002-4584-1917, Department of Social Work University of Gothenburg Gothenburg Sweden, autor correspondente), Charlotte Melander (0000-0002-8228-8647, Department of Social Work University of Gothenburg Gothenburg Sweden), Oksana Shmulyar Gréen (0000-0002-1931-9789, Department of Sociology and Work Science University of Gothenburg Gothenburg Sweden)
Ano2025
Volume39
Fascículo6
Páginas1021-1030
Data de publicação2025-11-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoChildren & Society (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0951-0605 • E-ISSN: 1099-0860
EditoraWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/chso.12970
OpenAlexW4410412172
IdiomaEN
Referências citadas30

This article examines young European migrants' relations with professionals in the school settings in Sweden. The research draws on a broader research project—‘Transnational childhoods: building of significant relationships among Polish and Romanian migrant children after reunification with parents in Sweden’, where 18 young people from Poland and Romania, aged between 16 and 29 were interviewed twice, using visual data such as lifelines and network maps. The article's main argument is that migrant children, who received recognition and care from teachers and other personnel in schools experienced long‐lasting positive effects on their self‐esteem and identity‐building. It is vital to convey this knowledge to the professionals working with children and young people with a migrant background as such knowledge may have a direct impact on the well‐being of newly arrived children in their current situation as well as in a longer time perspective

Linguistics · Pedagogy · Romanian · Sociology · Family Support in Illness · Gender Studies · Social Issues in Poland · Youth Education and Societal Dynamics