Education, Refugees and Asylum Seekers

ISBN-13: 9781441193711 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 216 str.

Lala Demirdjian

Opis

Offers a global exploration of formal and non-formal education provision to refugees and asylum seekers in refugee camps, and in schools and universities of host countries. This title draws on international research in numerous countries, including Thailand, North Korea, Lebenon, Africa, the USA and the UK.

Spis treści

Acknowledgements \ Series Editor's Preface \ Notes on Contributors \ Introduction: Education, Refugees and Asylum Seekers - A Global Overview Lala Demirdjian \ 1. The Educational Life Histories of a Group of North Korean Defector University Students in South Korea Candice Lee \ 2. Refugee Education in Thailand: Displacement, Dislocation and Disjuncture Su-Ann Oh \ 3. The Provision of Education in the Palestinian Refugee Camps, in Lebanon Lala Demirdjian \ 4. Non-Formal Education as a Means of Supporting the Well-Being of Resettled Refugees: Case Studies of Community Approaches in Denver, Colorado, USA Janet Shriberg, Susan Downs-Karkos and Stacey Weisberg \ 5. Refugees and Education in Kent, England James Dada \ 6. Century Learning: the Role of Community Cohesion in Refugee Education Megan McCorriston \ Conclusion \ Index