Education, Immigration and Migration

This important book provides powerful insights into the causes, consequences and impact of migration, one of the most significant global trends of the 21st century. It offers a strongly moral perspective, with deep understanding and compassion for the marginalised people who are often victims of conflict or climate change.

Tony Bush is Professor of Educational Leadership at the University of Nottingham, UK.

Drawing on a rich body and variety of literature and policy, this book addresses a compelling and urgent issues for educators and administrators today - the integration of refugees students into educational systems across the globe. A particular strength of the book is its wide sweep across continents and cultures. I would urge all policy makers and educators interested in building more socially cohesive societies to read this book and absorb its crucial lessons.

Professor Jane Wilkinson, Editor Journal of Education Administration & History, Monash University, Australia.

This book tackles one of the most pressing challenges facing educational leaders worldwide—the meaningful education of refugees. Arar masterfully integrates the latest research and insightful commentary with his unwavering commitment to improving the lives of refugee children. The editors and authors present this work in a way that not only deepens our understanding of the complexities involved but also provides thoughtful, practical strategies for leaders and policymakers to implement in schools. This book is an essential read.

Professor Allan Walker, The Education University, Hong Kong.

This book is a groundbreaking and insightful edited volume that offers both depth and breadth in examining immigrant inclusion through the lenses of policy, leadership, and praxis. As one of the first books to explore this topic comprehensively, it brings firsthand data from multiple continents, providing a truly global perspective. This book is an invaluable resource and a "must-read" for educational leaders, policymakers, and scholars engaged in refugee education.

Selahattin Turan, Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy, Bursa Uludağ University, Turkey.

This powerful volume offers a critical and timely examination of how colonial legacies, global displacement, and educational policies intersect, shaping access to learning for forcibly displaced persons. Arar, Crawford, Örücü, and Bogotch have developed a must-read volume that challenges systemic inequities while highlighting transformative possibilities for educators committed to justice, inclusion, and refugee rights in education.

~Michelle D. Young, University of California, Berkeley

“The voices in this book provide paths forward that “serve as a catalyst for continued dialogue, research, and action aimed at creating more inclusive and equitable educational systems for all, regardless of their migration status or background”. Even as they do this, the chapters also look back to trace the deep roots of our current geopolitical, economic, and cultural systems – and global neglect - that are provoking the mass movement of peoples we are seeing now. Long held assumptions about “value” and “worth” and “cost,” never far from the surface, continue to shape our understandings of migration, immigration, newcomers, and displaced people. By fearlessly and unapologetically drawing that throughline from the past to our present situation, the authors boldly look to the future and help us see anew.”

Mónica Byrne-Jiménez, Executive Director, UCEA