Communicating attitudes

Ghanaian children's expectations and experiences of Italian educational institutions

Bibliographic Data

ID3112467
AuthorsGiovanna Fassetta (0000-0002-5661-4429, University of Strathclyde, corresponding author)
Year2015
Volume22
Issue1
Pages23-38
Publication date2015-02-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueChildhood (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0907-5682 • E-ISSN: 1461-7013
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0907568213512691
OpenAlexW2079169554
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited39

When facing the prospect of moving to a new country to join their migrant parents, children's expectations and imaginings revolve around entering a new school environment. While prospective young migrants show awareness of the challenges that learning a language may entail, the possibility of facing discrimination is seldom entertained. However, children who have recently moved relate that episodes of discrimination and even racism within the school walls are not rare, nor are they confined to other pupils. This article highlights the importance of non-verbal communication in shaping young migrants' perceptions, and argues that children's outward adaptation to school demands may mask sustained feelings of marginalisation and exclusion

Developmental psychology · Feeling · Perception · Racism · Sociology · Education and experiences of immigrants and refugees · Gender Studies · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Refugees, and Integration · Psychology · Social Psychology

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