A5006666414- Education and experiences of immigrants and refugees
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Education Systems and Policy
- Higher Education Learning Practices
- Migration, Refugees, and Integration
- Global Education and Multiculturalism
- Service-Learning and Community Engagement
- Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography
- Higher Education Practises and Engagement
- Youth Education and Societal Dynamics
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Teacher Education and Leadership Studies
- Jewish Identity and Society
- Global Educational Policies and Reforms
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Migration and Labor Dynamics
- Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights
- Gender Roles and Identity Studies
- Indigenous and Place-Based Education
- Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development
- Globalization and Cultural Identity
- Parental Involvement in Education
- Educational Practices and Policies
- Research in Social Sciences
- Children's Rights and Participation
Western Sydney University
2015-2025
While the impacts of COVID-19 on higher education are still unfolding, it is clear that disruption caused by pandemic has provided a warrant to re-consider existing teaching and learning practices. We provide reading whether practices should be retained or new can emerge through lens culturally linguistically diverse migrant refugee (CALDMR) students. These students already experienced significant educational disadvantage before moved online. Drawing findings from an Australian study...
Schools represent the primary setting where refugee children learn about Australian life and culture. They serve as a broad context for acculturation not only academic development language acquisition but cultural learning too. This paper focuses on after‐school homework tutoring programme that uses University of Western Sydney (Australia) secondary teacher education students tutors African in schools to facilitate their inclusion into society. refugees may receive lower returns comparison...
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 are often members targeted sub-population, their educational journeys frequently require special forms support to ensure academic success. This article reports and discusses findings multisite, qualitative study learners across three regional areas. Based on...
This paper discusses the role of community, non-government organisations and universities in assisting secondary schools meet needs refugee students. On arrival Australia, many African communities experience high levels stress particularly adjusting to their new environment. The parents students unfamiliarity with Australian educational system creates not only cultural social barriers for but linguistic as well. Given difficulties experienced by making transition mainstream classes lack...
Abstract The growing literature on access, participation, and success of refugees entering higher education has illustrated the myriad challenges that this cohort faces. Much research rightly focused student perspective, exploring barriers impede entry, engagement, achievement. Relatedly, there is attention to need for trauma-informed support, particularly following impacts COVID learning. This article takes these as a departure point adjust gaze universities ask what needs be considered...
This article uses Gidden’s structuration theory to analyse the Refugee Action Support program in Greater Western Sydney. The study shows that many refugee students Australian high schools experience difficulty with academic transition mainstream classrooms due their previous experiences war-torn countries. As a result of trauma suffered, refugees have adjusting host society. problem is further exacerbated by fact may not previously had any form formal schooling. Their literacy development...
On arrival to Australia, many refugee background students experience difficulties adjusting their new environment and schooling in particular. This paper discusses the Refugee Action Support partnership program between school, university community that is endorsed supported by institution (University of Western Sydney) with principles that: Argue for a move away from 'one-size fits-all' approach more specialized, individualized learners; recognize celebrate diversity refugees specific...
This paper aims to show how imagination is an important tool in the formation of aspiration and ethnic capital for young high school students their parents city Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia. Through semi-structured focus group interviews with teachers students, data from demographic space revealed that despite limitations economic there was social cultural migrant families, which provided reinforcement realisation various goals, especially through education “hard work”. The...
This paper is based on a qualitative research study conducted across urban and regional Australian universities. The aim of the project was to investigate enablers constraints faced by refugee background students transitioning from high school university. A defined as person who has been forced flee his or her country because persecution, war, violence [UNHCR(2016). "Global Trends: Forced Displacement in 2016." Accessed January 2019. http://www.refworld.org/docid/594aa38e0.html]. Studies...