School experiences of migration

Abstract

There are many and varied school experiences, and these help to understand attitudes and expectations of immigrants with regard to scholarisation as well as those the educational system represents for the following generation. The educational opportunities, the dynamics of the schools (positive or negative), the pedagogical focus, the actual and past teaching roles etc. form the way of understanding education and the importance given to it by the pupils and their families. The study presented here, based on qualitative methodology (specifically using in depth interviews), is a first approximation to the experience of school in Spain for immigrant families, their children and for the teaching staff with the beforementioned families and pupils.