ERIC Number: EJ764367
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Publication Date: 2007-Mar
Pages: 18
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Lifelong Learning and the Social Integration of Refugees in the UK: The Significance of Social Capital
Morrice, Linda
International Journal of Lifelong Education, v26 n2 p155-172 Mar 2007
In response to growing population movements the UK Government has introduced a number of measures designed to facilitate the social inclusion and integration of refugees into UK society. This paper explores some of the lifelong learning issues for refugees and argues that the current discourse of social inclusion and exclusion gives rise to narrow and prescriptive learning opportunities which fail to address the barriers facing refugees in the UK. Using the concept of social capital as an explanatory framework, I will argue that for refugees to become integrated and useful members of society requires a shift away from the present focus on formal, individualised education provision to a greater recognition of informal and social learning opportunities. (Contains 1 figure and 1 note.)
Descriptors: Socialization, Social Integration, Social Capital, Refugees, Lifelong Learning, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom
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