Children of Romanian circular migrants. An overview of current educational research, policies and practices
Children of Romanian circular migrants. An overview of current educational research, policies and practices

Summary/Abstract: The study reviews interdisciplinary research on migration within the European context, with a clear focus on educational issues associated. Romanian migration in the last decades is presented with facts and figures appearing in the latest sociological analyses, and its particular features are pointed, through the lenses of new approaches on international migration processes. The central concepts discussed are circular migration and transnationalism, and the authors suggest that Romanian migration meets all descriptors of the previously mentioned migration types. Beyond arguing for a certain approach of Romanian current migration, the study introduces both emerging educational challenges and pedagogical models, the latest developed especially at local and institutional level. Although educational implications of migration processes are acknowledged in the research community, there is a lack of empirical data illustrating the current state of Romanian children with a migration background. Moreover, European educational research also suffers in this regard, as circular migration is a dynamic process and its effects on educational systems is still to be assessed. Available research data are discussed, as well as arousing educational reflection, action and investigation.

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