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Publication Date: 2015
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Educating Refugee-Background Students in Australian Schools and Universities
Naidoo, Loshini
Intercultural Education, v26 n3 p210-217 2015
The Australian federal government recently set a challenging national aim: By 2020, 20% of higher education enrolment at the undergraduate level will include students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. Although refugee-background students are often members of the targeted sub-population, their educational journeys frequently require special forms of support to ensure academic success. This article reports and discusses the findings of a multisite, qualitative study of refugee-background learners across three regional areas. Based on semi-structured interview data, participants from three universities and six high schools identified three primary domains that educators must address to promote student success: prior life experiences, language development and the culture of learning environments.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Refugees, Migrant Children, Qualitative Research, Semi Structured Interviews, Prior Learning, Language Acquisition, Educational Environment, Access to Education, Educational Policy, Developmental Studies Programs, Articulation (Education), Secondary School Students, Special Needs Students, College Students, Student Attitudes, Needs Assessment, Focus Groups, Teacher Attitudes, Cultural Influences
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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