Publications Archives - Teaching that Matters for Migrant Students

TEAMS Policy Brief: Rethinking the role of EAL teachers

Posted on 6th September 2024 by Kirsty Shand

We are pleased to share our fifth policy brief, which focuses on “Rethinking the role of EAL teachers: Lessons learned on supporting migrant pupils in Scotland”.

Seeing Workplaces from a Social Network Analysis (SNA) Approach

Posted on 27th May 2024 by Kirsty Shand

Palonen T. Methods for Researching Professional Learning and Development – Challenges, Applications and Empirical Illustrations. (pp. 491-512), 2022. Seeing Workplaces from a Social Network Analysis (SNA) Approach Highlights The chapter introduces Social Network Analysis (SNA) in the context of work organizations, and displays how SNA contributes to workplace learning research by unveiling formal or hidden informal […]

TEAMS Policy Brief – Sweden

Posted on 3rd April 20243rd April 2024 by Kirsty Shand

We are pleased to share our fourth policy brief, with further findings from the Swedish Team within the project.

Policy Brief – Finland

Posted on 27th March 20243rd April 2024 by Kirsty Shand

We are pleased to share our third policy brief with you, with findings from the Finnish team within the project.

How do teachers exercise relational agency for supporting migrant students within social networks in schools from Scotland, Finland, and Sweden?

Posted on 31st January 2024 by Kirsty Shand

Pantić N., Sarazin M., Coppe T., Oral D., Manninen E., Silvennoinen K., Lund A., Hökkä P., Vähäsantanen K., Shupin, L. How do teachers exercise relational agency for supporting migrant students within social networks in schools from Scotland, Finland, and Sweden? How do teachers exercise relational agency for supporting migrant students within social networks in schools […]

Using mixed methods social network analysis to study teacher collaboration for migrant inclusion in a Swedish school

Posted on 18th August 202318th August 2023 by Kirsty Shand

Sarazin M, Oral D, Lund A, Pantić N. Re-theorising Learning and Research Methods in Learning Research, 2023. Using mixed methods social network analysis to study teacher collaboration for migrant inclusion in a Swedish school (diva-portal.org) Abstract Growing migration has changed student populations in many countries, challenging schools and educational systems to include students from migration backgrounds. Teacher […]

Staff Members’ Professional Agency within the Staff Community and the Education Policies: Supporting Integration in Multicultural and Multilingual School Communities

Posted on 18th August 2023 by Kirsty Shand

Manninen E, Hökkä P, Tarnanen M, Vähäsantanen K. Education Sciences, 2022. Education Sciences | Free Full-Text | Staff Members’ Professional Agency within the Staff Community and the Education Policies: Supporting Integration in Multicultural and Multilingual School Communities (mdpi.com) Abstract In recent decades, increased diversity and migration have challenged school staff members’ ways of working. This study aimed […]

Mother Tongue Instruction: Between Assimilation and Multicultural Incorporation

Posted on 18th August 202318th August 2023 by Kirsty Shand

Oral D, Lund A. Education Sciences, 2022. Education Sciences | Free Full-Text | Mother Tongue Instruction: Between Assimilation and Multicultural Incorporation (mdpi.com) Abstract For many students with migrant backgrounds and newly arrived students, their mother tongue is not only a knowledge and a school grade issue, but also a reflection of their identity and a sense […]

Local School Desegregation Practices in Sweden

Posted on 18th August 202318th August 2023 by Kirsty Shand

Osman A, Lund S. Education Sciences, 2022. Education Sciences | Free Full-Text | Local School Desegregation Practices in Sweden (mdpi.com) Abstract The focus of this paper is to examine the desegregation of hyper-segregated schools in Sweden. In this paper, our focus is on the practice(s) of desegregation in four Swedish municipalities. This study is based on interviews […]

Successful Transitions? Tracing the Experiences of Migrant School Leavers in Scotland

Posted on 18th August 202318th August 2023 by Kirsty Shand

Packwood H. Education Sciences, 2022. Education Sciences | Free Full-Text | Successful Transitions? Tracing the Experiences of Migrant School Leavers in Scotland (mdpi.com) Abstract This paper examines the experiences and aspirations of migrant young people in Scotland. It focuses on students approaching the end of compulsory education and presents findings from a study on the outcomes of […]