Talking About Global Migration

The ‘settled’ - the teachers, administrators, and others who shape schools and school systems - will better welcome the globally mobile if they understand how those mobile children and parents make sense of their movement. Weaving together 77 migrants’ accounts here, Catalano masterfully shares key ideas to support this ‘better welcome.’

* Edmund ‘Ted’ Hamann, The University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA *

This extraordinary and very accessible book, based on the theme of social justice, offers vivid accounts of the diverse and complex lived experiences of migrants around the world through their own voices, rather than media accounts. Theresa Catalano masterfully analyzes their fascinating stories using metaphor and metonymy and provides original, pragmatic suggestions for teachers educating migrant children.

* Linda R. Waugh, University of Arizona, USA *

Beyond a call to critically examine media discourses that stereotype migrants, Catalano calls teachers and researchers alike to learn from the stories migrants tell about themselves. Catalano succeeds in inviting her readers into a timely and much needed discussion of how researchers and educators understand, talk about, and meet the educational needs of migrant students.

-- Jessica Somerville, The Ohio State University, USA * Journal of Language, Identity & Education, 16:6 *

Catalano’s research empowers me as a bilingual educator to defend my students’ educational rights, while promoting a positive immigrant discourse within the classroom [...] [She] puts forth various educator suggestions and resources to alleviate some of the challenges migrant students face during their adjustment. The personal accounts in Talking about Global Migration create a true sense of compassion and understanding for the personal struggles and successes of fellow world citizens.

-- Christina Blanca Notman, The University of Texas at Austin, USA * Educational Review 2019, Vol. 71, No.