This article investigates school belonging among migrant students and how this changed during the Covid‐19 pandemic. Drawing on quantitative data gathered from 751 migrant students in secondary schools in six European countries (Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, and the UK), we examined the impact of Covid‐19 school closures, social support, and post‐traumatic stress symptoms on changes in school belon...
Este estudo de doutoramento teve o objetivo de compreender conceções, práticas de sala de aula e oportunidades de aprendizagem de professores no âmbito da diversidade cultural num agrupamento de escolas em Portugal, sendo complementado por perspetivas de escolas austríacas. Tendo como enquadramento o multiculturalismo crítico, o estudo explorou de que forma esses mecanismos promoveram processos de mudança orien...
This article explores the activities teachers developed in a school cluster in Portugal in order to address cultural diversity, and particularly, how students' voices were used as pedagogical tools. Findings show unsettled rather than unified strategies, building on cultural artefacts, universal/individualised topics, and tackling stereotyping, discrimination and racism. However, student voice as a pedagogical ...
This article describes context-based professional development (PD) for cultural diversity in a Portuguese school cluster, and discusses how it supports change for justice and equity. Teachers felt the importance of PD and showed willingness and interest to learn. Several teacher learning opportunities were mapped out such as formal workshops, starting small collaborations and teachers’ self-directed informal le...
As an attempt to promote educational success in socio-economically disadvantaged contexts, area-based initiatives are often launched in Europe, such as the programme Territórios Educativos de ntervenção Prioritária in Portugal. Given the importance of teaching quality to enhance student learning and considerable student diversity in the schools included in this initiative, this article explores opportunities fo...