Essays about: "transnational families"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 17 essays containing the words transnational families.

1. 1. Being Together through ICTs : Transnational Family Practices in the Context of Ukrainian Forced Migration

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

   Author : LARA SANCHEZ GIL; [2023]
   Keywords : Ukrainian narratives; transnational living; co-presence; family practices; information and communication technologies ICTs ; and Spain; Narrativas ucranianas; vida transnacional; co-presencia; prácticas familiares; tecnologías de la información y comunicación TIC ; España.;

   Abstract : According to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR, 2023), some 117.2 million people will be forcibly displaced or stateless by 2023. In this scenario, a large number of families will have to be reconfigured within a transnational setting. READ MORE

3. 2. Wartime paths to and experiences of Swedish education : A study of Ukrainian refugees with school-aged children in Sweden

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik, didaktik och utbildningsstudier

   Author : Helen Pidgorna; [2023]
   Keywords : forced migration; war in Ukraine; refugee children; Swedish school; education strategies; вимушена міграція; війна в Україні; діти біженці; швецька школа; освітні стратегії; påtvingad migration; krig i Ukraina; flyktingbarn; svensk skola; utbildningsstrategier;

   Abstract : Transnational population migration is a multifaceted phenomenon that has been shaping human history and continues to shape the world today. War and conflict are among the major drivers of forced migration. READ MORE

4. 3. “But it doesn't really have to do with the bilingualism”: Family language policies in transnational families of bilingual autistic children

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Centrum för tvåspråkighetsforskning

   Author : Anna Metreveli; [2022]
   Keywords : autism; bilingualism; family language policy; neurodiversity; ableism; ideology; transnational families;

   Abstract : Family language policy (FLP) investigates family members’ language ideologies, practices, and management strategies. With the growing number of autistic children exposed to bi- or multilingual environments, there is a gap in the existing body of FLP research that has not focused before on speaking and non-speaking autistic children from transnational families. READ MORE

5. 4. Transnational Experiences of Ugandan Students in Gothenburg, Sweden; Challenges and Adaptation strategies

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbete

   Author : Catherine Suubi Kayonga; [2021-02-05]
   Keywords : Transnationalism; adaptation; Ugandan students; cultural differences; coping mechanisms;

   Abstract : The aim of this qualitative study was to explore the transnational experiences of Ugandan students in Gothenburg; Sweden. The focus was to understand how cultural differences affect the academic and social life of these students, the ways in which they adapt to the new host country Sweden, challenges they might have encountered and how they have managed to overcome them. READ MORE

6. 5. "If I do not provide for my family, who else will?" : A qualitative study on motives behind remittances and the impact it has on Iraqi and Somali migrants in Sweden

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Author : Hodan Abdi; Meysa Ati; [2021]
   Keywords : Remittances; Transnationalism; Motives; and Swedish Migrants;

   Abstract : According to the World Bank’s (2019) latest Migration and Development Brief, remittances to low and middle-income countries reached a record high in 2018. This study examines Swedish migrants’ motives behind remittances and their experience with the social and economic impact of sending remittances. READ MORE