Young migrant women in the making : educational experiences in Maltese secondary schools

Abstract

This chapter explores the educational trajectories of young migrant women in two secondary girls’ schools, focusing on their positions as migrant and women and how these play out in the formation of their own selves within Maltese educational contexts. Our main objective is to address the general assumption that migrant students are a homogenous group and to reflect on educational policies and practices that ignore the particular situatedness of young migrant women. In thinking about the development of the migrant feminine selves as educational journeys that are constantly in process, we look at the contexts of the schools and how, in complex ways, they enable and at the same time limit the educational opportunities of migrant young women.