Refugee Background Students Transitioning Into Higher Education: Navigating Complex Spaces
by Loshini Naidoo /
2018 / English / PDF
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This book is one of the first of its kind to examine the
aspirations of refugee background students and accompanies them
as they journey through the on-shore stage of settlement,
enrolment and participation in the Australian education system.
It begins with students’ experiences of on-shore settlement,
followed by the move into schooling and finally, the subsequent
transition into Australian higher education.
This book is one of the first of its kind to examine the
aspirations of refugee background students and accompanies them
as they journey through the on-shore stage of settlement,
enrolment and participation in the Australian education system.
It begins with students’ experiences of on-shore settlement,
followed by the move into schooling and finally, the subsequent
transition into Australian higher education.
Transitioning into higher education is a challenge for many
students, particularly for those from under-represented equity
groups. For refugee background students, navigating in, through
and out of higher education can be particularly complex and
challenging. Drawing on rich case studies from longitudinal
research into refugee youth and the academic and professional
staff in schools and universities who support them, the book
provides powerful and compelling narratives and insights into
this journey. It untangles the complex nature of transition for
students of refugee background in higher education, locating it
within broader social trends of increasing social and cultural
diversity, as well as government practices and policies
concerning the educational resettlement of refugees.
Transitioning into higher education is a challenge for many
students, particularly for those from under-represented equity
groups. For refugee background students, navigating in, through
and out of higher education can be particularly complex and
challenging. Drawing on rich case studies from longitudinal
research into refugee youth and the academic and professional
staff in schools and universities who support them, the book
provides powerful and compelling narratives and insights into
this journey. It untangles the complex nature of transition for
students of refugee background in higher education, locating it
within broader social trends of increasing social and cultural
diversity, as well as government practices and policies
concerning the educational resettlement of refugees.
