Living in Two Homes ─ Integration, Identity and Education of Transnational Migrants in a Globalized World

Globalization and dynamic transnational migrations are bringing remarkable demographic differences to Europe and the United States. Transnational immigration flows from Eastern Europe, Africa and elsewhere are creating economical and educational inequities that are forcing EU nation- states to reflect on these differences and imagine solutions.

Mariella Espinoza-Herold is Researcher and Professor at Northern Arizona University, USA. She has worked for over 33 years in the areas of language and literacy development, educational equity, bilingualism, and optimal program models for speakers of English as an additional language. She has authored books and many research articles in indexed journals in the United States and other international outlets. She has also served as Associate Editor of the National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE) Journal for Research and Practice (NJRP). She has been the recipient of several awards including two Fulbright fellowshipsthat allowed her to investigate educational systems in Japan, China, Scandinavia, and several Western European nations. Rina Manuela Contini holds a PhD in Social Sciences and is an Expert in “Welfare Theories and Social Intervention” in the Department of Management & Business Administration at the University of Chieti-Pescara (Italy), she also has previous experience as a Post-Doctoral Research-Fellow “Al.Fo. Project 2012-2013”. Her research is focused on migration, educational policies, interculturality in multiethnic schools, and immigrants educational achievement. Dr. Contini has participated in many international conferences as a presenter, keynote speaker, and session organizer. She is a member and reviewer for the EuropeanSociological Association and has been a reviewer for the American Educational Research Association.