Supporting Refugee Students in Schools: What Constitutes Inclusive Education?

Supporting Refugee Students in Schools: What Constitutes Inclusive Education? Sandra Taylor and Ravinder Sidhu Abstract The worldwide rise in numbers of refugees and asylum seekers suggests the need to examine the practices of those institutions charged with their resettlement in host countries. In this paper we investigate the role of one important institution – schooling – and its contribution to the successful resettlement of refugee children. We begin with an examination of forced migration and its links with globalisation, and the barriers to inclusion confronting refugees. A discussion of the educational challenges confronting individual refugee youth and schools is followed by case studies of four schools engaging in good practice in the provision of education for refugee youth. Using our findings and other research, we outline a model of good practice in refugee education. We conclude by discussing how educational institutions might play a more active role in facilitating transitions to citizenship for refugee youth through an inclusive approach. Keywords: refugee education, good practice, schooling, globalisation, forced migration, inclusive education. brought to you by CORE View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk provided by University of Queensland eSpace

Supporting Refugee Students in Schools: What Constitutes Inclusive Education?

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