Travel and personal growth
The value of visits to the country of origin for transnational migrant youth
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11921079 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sarah Anschütz (0000-0002-4944-4361, Maastricht University, corresponding author), Valentina Mazzucato (0000-0002-3008-6541, Maastricht University) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 1392-1409 |
| Publication date | 2022-02-16 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Compare A Journal of Comparative and International Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0305-7925 • E-ISSN: 1469-3623 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03057925.2022.2036593 |
| OpenAlex | W4213027199 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 16 |
| References cited | 50 |
Migrant-background youth travel often to their or their parents’ country of origin, yet little is known about how such trips affect their personal growth. These trips have either been ignored or analysed through concepts of belonging or identity. By contrast, studies on international education and travel and tourism, which commonly focus on youth without migration background, highlight positive personal impacts of experiences abroad. This paper applies a personal growth lens to analyse how visits to the origin country impact Ghanaian-background youth living in Belgium. Drawing on 18 months of ethnographic fieldwork in Belgium and Ghana with 25 young people, we show how such trips stimulate self-confidence and aspirations. Self-confidence is strengthened through favourable treatment and access to luxurious spaces that make youth feel special. Young people develop educational and career aspirations after comparing opportunity structures they face in Belgium with their experiences in Ghana and engaging with Ghanaian role models
Economic growth · Ethnography · Face (sociological concept · Geography · Identity (music · Migrant workers · Pedagogy · Personal development · Political science · Social science · Sociology · Study abroad · Tourism · TRIPS architecture · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development · Youth Education and Societal Dynamics
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| Unique citing works | 16 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 4 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2025 (4) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 16 |