Evidence of Spiritual Capital in the Schooling of Second-Generation Ghanaians in Amsterdam
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13112698 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Justice Richard Kwabena Owusu Kyei (0000-0002-3930-2239, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, corresponding author), Rafal Smoczynski (0000-0003-3094-9148, Polish Academy of Sciences), Mary Boatemaa Setrana (0000-0002-5686-2721, University of Ghana) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2021-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | AFRICAN HUMAN MOBILITY REVIEW (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2410-7972 • E-ISSN: 2411-6955 |
| Publisher | University of the Western Cape Library Service (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.14426/ahmr.v7i1.869 |
| OpenAlex | W4285534148 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 37 |
This study investigates how spiritual capital accrued from religiosity influences the educational mobility of second-generation migrants in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. We propose that inherently, religiosity possesses resources that have consequences for the socio-economic and cultural life of the adherents. The study adopts ethnographic research methods including in-depth interviews, participant observation and informal interviews in the religious field of African Initiated Christian Churches (AICCs) in Amsterdam. Fifty second-generation migrants participated in the research out of which thirty-five were women and fifteen were men. Nine representatives of AICCs were interviewed. All the research participants were purposively selected. The study found that although educational attainment is not a driving force for the creation of AICCs, religiosity has consequential effects on the schooling of second-generation Ghanaians. The study also found that spiritual capital accumulated through prayers, reading of Holy Scriptures, participation in religious services and church commitment may facilitate or deter progress in the schooling of second-generation Ghanaians. The paper concludes that religiosity and schooling are not incompatible; rather, they are complementary in the integration of second-generation migrants in the Dutch society
Business · Capital (architecture · Cultural capital · Economic growth · Economics · Educational attainment · Ethnography · Generation Y · Geography · Political science · Reading (process · Religiosity · Social capital · Social science · Sociology · Anthropology · Gender Studies · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Psychology · Religion, Society, and Development · Social Psychology · Marketing
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,2 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2021 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |