Elzbieta M. Gozdziak
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Elzbieta M. Gozdziak
@egozdziak.bsky.social
Migration scholar, anthropologist, Kdrama addict, novel reader, mom to one human and two canines

bloging at
https://www.elzbietagozdziak.com/
https://www.goodbeginnings.blog/
New blog post! As my postdoc said: "Blogging is fun, and somehow therapeutic - it invites us to see ourselves within a story. Here is our collaborative story of a research process and the academic life of our project. Good beginnings are bearing fruit!"
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https://www.goodbeginnings.blog/post/eventful-summer
As we welcome a new academic year, we also reflect on our summer activities, both project-related and the fun stuff. Katarzyna writes:The summer is now definitely over, but what an eventful summer it ...
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October 16, 2025 at 2:00 PM
A new blog post on work-life balance, inspired by my recent trip to London to attend a migration conference and have a little bit of fun! www.elzbietagozdziak.com/post/work-li...
Work-life balance
Throughout my long career as a migration scholar, I have endeavored to achieve a balance between work and personal life, often encountering challenges in doing so. However, last week I came close to m...
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June 11, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Reposted by Elzbieta M. Gozdziak
It's not really deportation if people are sent to countries where they never lived. It's a human trafficking ring.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US ‘illegally deported’ Vietnamese and Burmese migrants to South Sudan
Immigrant rights advocates say White House violated court order and ask judge to order nearly a dozen people’s return
www.theguardian.com
May 21, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Signed a book contract with @rutgersupress.bsky.social Title: Immigrant families and Education: Navigating belonging in Polish schools and society. Looking forward to working with Rutgers U Press. This will be my second book published in their Childhood series.
May 21, 2025 at 5:30 AM
My research team has a new blog post. Wiktoria is reflecting on a recent conference on #childhoods and #resilience. Take a look and if you are interested in migrant children and education, subscribe to our blog. www.goodbeginnings.blog/post/hope-an...
May 13, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Hot off the presses! A new article on the role of education in migrant families' decision making. Part of a forthcoming special issue of Przeglad Polonijny on migraht decision-making. ejournals.eu/czasopismo/s...
The Role of Children’s Education in Family Decision-Making Strategies among Migrants in Poland
Serdecznie witamy na eJournals. Portalu Czasopism Naukowych! eJournals to nie tylko platforma do publikowana online, ale również doświadczony zespół Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego oferujący...
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May 8, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Our team is staying busy. We have a new blog post, penned by Katarzyna Bylow, reflecting on ethnographic methodologies in research with migrant children. There is an English and Polish version. Happy reading!

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https://www.goodbeginnings.blog/post/methods-of-ethnographic-research-with-children-and-young-people
Katarzyna Byłów reflects on ethnographic methodologies in research with children 🇺🇸 🇵🇱Within the methodology of scientific research with children, even as participatory and inductive as ethnography, it is often adults who define the scope of what is visible and documented, simply by asking specific questions. In our project, we tend to be interested in places, relationships, how and when people learn a new language, and in manifestations of inclusion and exclusion within schools. We are quit
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April 16, 2025 at 12:30 PM
In Oslo at a conference on migration to nontraditional destinations. Thank you @heidihaa.bsky.social for organizing and inviting me.
February 27, 2025 at 8:24 AM
In a blogging kind of mood. Here is my personal reflection on research, reading, and entertainment in 2024. www.elzbietagozdziak.com/post/a-year-...
A Year in Review: Research, Books, and K-dramas
As the year drew to a close, I reflected on my accomplishments and challenges. Research and publicationsMy current research project is progressing. If you want to follow what I and my team are up to, ...
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January 6, 2025 at 7:19 PM
My team researching migrant children in Polish schools has just published a blog post reflecting on our 2024 accomplishments and challenges to come. The post includes links to Open Access articles we published last year. Happy reading!
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https://www.goodbeginnings.blog/post/2024-a-year-in-review-celebrating-our-achievements-and-looking-to-the-future
Elżbieta M. Goździak is reflecting on our accomplishments and challenges in 2024Schools are empty at the moment as students and teachers enjoy a welcomed holiday break. Our team is also enjoying much deserved vacation, but I decided to reflect on our accomplishments and challenges in 2024 before the holidays end.FieldworkWe have completed hundreds of interviews with children, parents, teachers, school principals, and child advocates. In many instances these interviews were accompanied by partici
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January 3, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Every December my team members and I reflect on the books, academic and fiction, we read in the previous year. What were your favorite books in 2024? Let us know.

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https://www.goodbeginnings.blog/post/our-favorite-books-of-2024
Every year around this time, we reflect on the books, academic and fiction, we read during the past year. Katarzyna’s reading highlights 2024Over the last year, I focused on reading the latest relevan...
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December 13, 2024 at 6:47 PM
Migration scholars, something for us! @mlsee.bsky.social
I made yet another starter pack of migration folks who I didn't have space for in my original starter pack. Please share. Lots of space in here still; so, message me if you'd like to be included! go.bsky.app/BZGyuZm
November 18, 2024 at 11:01 AM
Anybody creating a starter pack on children and childhoods? Would love to join.
November 18, 2024 at 7:51 AM
Has anybody made an international migration starter pack? Would love to be part of it!
November 17, 2024 at 10:37 AM
Made the switch... Let's hope this is a good experience. Follow me if you are interested in international migration, migrant children, education.
November 17, 2024 at 9:37 AM