1st Edition
The Integration of Immigrant-origin Youth in Japan Theoretical Insights from Narratives on School Experiences
Introduction 1 Immigrants’ paths of incorporation in countries of destination: The Western context 2 Theorising immigrants’ integration in past and present Japan 3 Today’s migration to Japan 4 The Japanese education system and its challenges for foreign students 5 Is there a strategy? Observing school and academic progression 6 Inside and beyond the classroom: Family, peers, language, and identity 7 Building a typology of immigrant-origin youths Conclusions Appendix: The research design
Biography
Giulia Dugar, PhD, is an adjunct professor in the Department of Political and Social Sciences and the Department of Languages, Literature and Modern Cultures, University of Bologna, Italy, where she teaches respectively courses on qualitative methodologies for social sciences and Sociology of Asian Countries. Her research interest lies at the crossroad of sociology, migration studies, and Japanese area studies. During her doctoral experience, she investigated the path of integration of immigrant-origin youths residing in Japan, with a special focus on their school incorporation. In addition to her academic post, she periodically collaborates with the Fondazione Leone Moressa think tank (Venice, Italy), where she assists in drafting national reports on the economic aspects of Italian migration.
