Educational Transitions for Marginalized, Multilingual and Migrant Youth: Northern European Perspectives - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3032187346 ISBN 13: 9783032187345

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 2026

Synopsis

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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About the Author

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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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.

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3032187346
• ISBN 13: 9783032187345
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 381
• Editor: Borg Anna-Lena, Fransson Helene, Emilsson Peskova Renata