The Changing Faces of Ireland / / edited by Merike Darmody, Naomi Tyrrell, Steve Song.

• HerausgeberIn: Darmody, Merike.; Tyrrell, Naomi.; Song, Steve.
• Place / Publishing House: Rotterdam : : SensePublishers :, Imprint: SensePublishers,, 2011.
• Year of Publication: 2011
• Edition: 1st ed. 2011.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (275 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

Before the economic boom of the 1990s, Ireland was known as a nation of emigrants. The past fifteen years, however, have seen the transformation of Ireland from a country of net emigration to one of net immigration, on a scale and at a pace unprecedented in comparative context. As a result, Irish society has become more diverse in terms of nationality, language, ethnicity and religious affiliation; and these changes are now clearly reflected in the composition of both primary and secondary schools, presenting these with challenges as well as opportunities. Despite the increased number of ethnically-diverse immigrant children and young people in the Ireland, currently there is a paucity of information about aspects of their lives in Ireland. This book is aimed at contributing to this gap in knowledge. This edited collection will be of interest to researchers in the fields of migration studies, childhood studies, education studies, human geography, sociology, applied social studies, social work, health studies and psychology. It will also be a useful resource to educators, social workers, youth workers and community members working with (or preparing to work with) children with immigrant and ethnic minority backgrounds in Ireland.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material / Merike Darmody , Naomi Tyrrell and Steve Song -- Who is Afraid of Multilingualism? / Francesca La Morgia -- Głos, Voce, Voice / Rory Mc Daid -- The New Kid on the Block / Niamh Nestor and Vera Regan -- Indian Young People Negotiating Transnational Identities / Angela Veale and Emily Kennedy -- Securing Migrant Children’s Educational Well-Being / Dympna Devine -- The Mobility of Racism in Education / Karl Kitching -- ‘They Think the Book is Right and I am Wrong’ / Audrey Bryan and Melíosa Bracken -- Religious Diversity and Schooling in Ireland / Emer Smyth and Merike Darmody -- Barriers to School Involvement / Merike Darmody and Selina McCoy -- Immigrant Child Well-Being and Cultural Capital / Bryan Fanning , Trutz Haase and Neil O’Boyle -- Immigrant Children in Ireland / Michal Molcho , Colette Kelly and Saoirse Nic Gabhainn -- Child Trafficking in Ireland / Deirdre Horgan , Shirley Martin and Jacqui O’Riordan -- Relationships with Family, Friends and God / Muireann Ní Raghallaigh -- Policy Responses to Unaccompanied Minors in Ireland / Corona Joyce and Emma Quinn -- Conclusion / Merike Darmody , Naomi Tyrrell and Steve Song -- Biographical Notes of Book Authors / Merike Darmody , Naomi Tyrrell and Steve Song.