Abstract:Th is chapter focuses on how second generation Muslim children of Turkish descent in Belgium (Flanders) move between their home and school culture and how they deal with competing expectations from both worlds. Th e chapter is based on qualitative empirical case-study work on three groups of ten-year-old children attending two diff erent Catholic schools. In general, the children as social actors adopt creative strategies to connect the two worlds. However, specifi c school and home contexts may interfere with… Show more
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