Child and Youth Services
Volume 35, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 292-315

Unaccompanied Migrant Adolescents in the Italian Context: Tailored Educational Interventions and Acculturation Stress (Article)

Rania N.* , Migliorini L. , Sclavo E. , Cardinali P. , Lotti A.
  • a Department of Education Sciences, School of Social Sciences, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
  • b Department of Education Sciences, School of Social Sciences, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
  • c Department of Education Sciences, School of Social Sciences, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
  • d Department of Education Sciences, School of Social Sciences, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
  • e Department of Education Sciences, School of Social Sciences, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy

Abstract

The migration experience is normally associated with acculturative stress; this condition assumes relevance when the migrant is a minor alone. The aim of this study was to explore perceptions about the migration process and educational interventions offered by host-community social workers. We conducted semi-structured interviews with 10 unaccompanied migrant adolescents that had finished their educational pathways in the traditional community centers. Interview results were analyzed using NVivo 9, based on the grounded theory. The main results of the study are related to the incompatibility between the educational intervention of host communities and minors’ projects and motivations. © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

Author Keywords

Acculturation stress educational intervention unaccompanied migrant adolescents

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Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84922349047&doi=10.1080%2f0145935X.2014.955173&partnerID=40&md5=6a866329a7314bcc14d8cb523d422812
DOI: 10.1080/0145935X.2014.955173
ISSN: 0145935X
Cited by: 12
Original Language: English