Experiences of young (minor) asylum seekers in further education in Malta
This study appraises the particular challenges that minor asylum-seeking migrants who are in the 16–18 age category confront when pursuing their studies in a vocational college in Malta, a central Mediterranean island which is the smallest EU member state. The study explores how
they exercise resilience in their desire to forge a future for themselves and traces their passage from Africa to Malta and their prospective aspirations to eventually settle elsewhere. It also explores how they integrate their lives as college students with these aspirations and how they
see this as contributing to their lifelong education and ongoing processes of personal growth.
Keywords: asylum seekers; change; lifelong education; minors; vocational education
Document Type: Research Article
Affiliations: Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology (MCAST), Malta
Publication date: 04 March 2015
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