Call for Book Chapters: Cultural and Religious Diversity of Migrant Children in Schools. Identities, Practices, and Educational Responses

In a global context marked by growing mobility, displacement, and cultural diversity, schools have become vital spaces where social belonging, identity negotiation, and civic participation are shaped. This volume explores how education systems respond to the complex realities of migrant and displaced children, focusing particularly on their socio-educational inclusion, cultural and religious identities, and experiences of belonging in host and transit countries.

Drawing on fieldwork from around the world, the book highlights how schools function as both sites of opportunity and arenas of tension in diverse societies. It aims to bridge sociological, pedagogical, and intercultural perspectives to examine how educational practices can foster inclusive, equitable, and rights-based approaches for migrant and displaced youth. By connecting research on schooling, migration, and identity formation, this volume seeks to contribute to global discussions on inclusive education and social justice in an era of intensified migration.

Proposed Topics and Themes

Contributions may address (but are not limited to) the following themes:

• Socio-educational inclusion of foreign and migrant children in host countries
• School-based experiences of Maghreb and Sub-Saharan migrant students
• Cultural belonging, religious identity, and pathways to inclusion
• Inclusive pedagogies and intercultural education in diverse classrooms
• Migration, displacement, and the right to education
• Teachers’ practices and school policies for diversity and inclusion
• Language, faith, and belonging in multilingual and multicultural school environments
• Educational trajectories of internally displaced and refugee students
• Comparative perspectives on educational integration in North Africa, Europe, and Sub-Saharan Africa
• The role of education in promoting coexistence, empathy, and democratic participation among youth

Illustrative Case Studies (Confirmed Chapters)

• Socio-Educational Inclusion of Foreign Children in Palermo Schools: Insights from Fieldwork with a Focus on Maghreb Students
• Lives on Hold and Integration: Young Migrants as Bridges between Different Realities
• Migrant Children in Moroccan Schools: Cultural Belonging, Religious Identity and Pathways to Inclusion
• Inclusive Pedagogies for a Diverse Classroom: Cultural and Religious Identities of Migrant Students in Moroccan Schools
• Navigating Cultural and Religious Diversity in Moroccan Schools: The Impact of Educational Integration on the Positive Identity Development of Sub-Saharan Migrant Children
• The Social and Cultural Inclusion of Internally Displaced Students in Fada N’Gourma within a Context of Security Crisis in Burkina Faso
• Language, Faith and Belonging: School Trajectories of Sub-Saharan Children in Morocco

Submission Timeline

Submission Guidelines

Abstracts (in English, with a short bio of 100–150 words) should be sent to Driss El Ghazouani’s email address with the subject line “Chapter Proposal – Cultural and Religious Diversity of Migrant Children in Schools.”

Full chapters will undergo double-blind peer review. Submissions should follow APA 7th edition formatting guidelines.

Contact

For questions or submissions, please contact:
Driss El Ghazouani
Faculty of Educational Sciences
Mohammed V University, Rabat
driss.elghazouani92@gmail.com