Socioeconomic barriers and educational pathways of unaccompanied foreign minors in Europe's southern border

IF 1.4 3区 社会学 Q3 SOCIAL WORK
Mimon Mohamed Si Ali, Jamal Toutouh El Alamin, Sagrario Segado Sánchez-Cabezudo, Neil Gilbert
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This article investigates social vulnerability, legal challenges, and migratory experiences of unaccompanied foreign minors entering Europe via Melilla, a Spanish city in northern Africa. A mixed-methods approach integrates statistical analysis and qualitative research, including natural language processing on 1274 records and 1200 in-depth interviews. The theoretical framework combines social vulnerability theory, the child-rights perspective, and migration decision-making models to clarify how structural (institutional and cultural) and individual (motivations and social networks) factors influence school attendance frequency and continuity, as well as integration in a border environment. Quantitative findings emphasize the key roles of socioeconomic status and educational modality (public vs. Quranic), revealing no significance for nationality. Qualitative evidence underscores linguistic barriers and discrimination, highlighting the necessity of enhanced psychosocial and cultural support. Given these results, the study calls for urgent reforms to child protection policies and border-control strategies, aligning measures with the principle of the child's best interests.

欧洲南部边境无人陪伴的外国未成年人的社会经济障碍和教育途径
本文调查了通过北非西班牙城市梅利利亚进入欧洲的无人陪伴的外国未成年人的社会脆弱性、法律挑战和移民经历。混合方法方法集成了统计分析和定性研究,包括对1274条记录和1200个深度访谈的自然语言处理。理论框架结合了社会脆弱性理论、儿童权利视角和移民决策模型,以阐明结构(制度和文化)和个人(动机和社会网络)因素如何影响上学频率和连续性,以及融入边境环境。定量研究结果强调了社会经济地位和教育方式(公共教育vs.古兰经教育)的关键作用,没有揭示国籍的重要性。定性证据强调了语言障碍和歧视,强调了加强社会心理和文化支持的必要性。鉴于这些结果,该研究呼吁对儿童保护政策和边境控制策略进行紧急改革,使措施与儿童的最大利益原则保持一致。
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3.80
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10.50%
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45
期刊介绍: The International Journal of Social Welfare publishes original articles in English on social welfare and social work. Its interdisciplinary approach and comparative perspective promote examination of the most pressing social welfare issues of the day by researchers from the various branches of the applied social sciences. The journal seeks to disseminate knowledge and to encourage debate about these issues and their regional and global implications.
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