ABSTRACT
After a brief perspective on the European migrant context, it is asserted that a significant portion of people are not moving, but static but as De Pree (in YfD, 2016) says ‘We can’t become what we want by remaining what we are.’ Migration, forced or otherwise, requires relocation, reciting and reframing of mind and body. This chapter explores some important issues surrounding the identity of refugee children with or without their families and its implications for education and support services. Focusing on the situation of displaced people in the contemporary European context, the first part examines, in particular, notions of memory and aspiration, trauma recovery with past, present and future perspectives and some factors which may or may not promote these necessary processes.
The final section examines some ‘theories’ and models with a short discussion of multiculturalism and the cautionary yet positive intercultural vision. With some closing thoughts, the chapter concludes with possible messages for the future.
