Migrant Integration, Equality of Opportunity, and Education Policy: A Scoping Review with Future Research and Strategic Planning Implications

This chapter provides a scoping review of the research literature to examine the interconnections between migrant integration, equality of opportunity, and international best policies and practices. The review is organized around the key facets outlined in the multidimensional support model (Volante et al. Can J Educ 43(1): 121–169, 2020). More specifically, some of the most critical linguistic supports, academic supports, parental involvement, intercultural education/family friendly learning environments, emotion and psychological supports, and strategies to address low socioeconomic status for migrant K-12 student populations are examined in relation to the established research as well as emergent findings in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Overall, the chapter provides a critical analysis of existing research and discusses pivotal strategic planning considerations to help close the opportunity divide that exists between migrant and non-migrant children and their families in a post-pandemic world.