Papers and presentations are to be submitted in preparation for an international conference on “Children Migrants & Third Culture Kids. Roots and Routes” that will be held in Krakow from 7 to 9 June 2013.

Themes

Papers and presentations might address (but need not be limited to) the following themes:

• Adaptation problems and potential ways of solving them
• Children in the context of religious education: theory & practice
• Identities of migrants’ children
• Adult life of migrants’ children
• Parenting in the process of migration
• The role of language, religion, gender and traditions
• The role of education system & specificity of international schools
• Unique resources and competences of migrants’ children
• Legal and administrative issues of migrants’ children
• Spirituality as an important resource for stability in the midst of changes.

Focus

Papers and presentations might focus on the children of :

• Refugees
• Economic migrants
• Highly skilled migrants and expatriates
• Transnational company & government  employees (Third Culture Kids)
• Return migrants

Dates

• Please send abstracts (max. 300 words) to: migrantschildren@gmail.com before 1st of March 2013
• 15th March 2013 – acceptance notification
• 10th April 2013 – registration & fees
• 7th - 9th June 2013 – conference

More information regarding the conference one may find in the attachment as well as on this web site.