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Publication Date: 2010-Mar
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Gendered Barriers to Educational Opportunities: Resettlement of Sudanese Refugees in Australia
Hatoss, Aniko; Huijser, Henk
Gender and Education, v22 n2 p147-160 Mar 2010
This paper argues that whilst equitable educational pathways are integrated into educational policy discourses in Australia, there are significant gendered barriers to educational participation among members of the Sudanese refugee groups. The specific conditions of forced migration reinforce disadvantage and further limit opportunities. Cultural factors play a key role in this, as the data from this study demonstrate. Participants in this study are Sudanese refugees who arrived in Australia as part of the humanitarian programme. The paper draws upon interviews and focus group data that were collected for a larger study on the broader issue of resettlement of Sudanese refugees in Australia. This paper argues that women from refugee backgrounds are particularly at risk and face cultural and linguistic barriers in accessing educational opportunities.
Descriptors: Focus Groups, Land Settlement, Foreign Countries, Cultural Influences, Educational Opportunities, Educational Policy, Refugees, Equal Education, Disadvantaged, Interviews, At Risk Persons, Cultural Differences, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language)
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia; Sudan
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