Engaging parents of refugee backgrounds in their children's education : insights from Australia

Sharon Wagner, Loshini Naidoo

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Abstract

This chapter contributes to the current discourse on refugees and educational transition, with a specific focus on the engagement by parents from refugee backgrounds in their secondary school-aged children’s learning after resettlement in Australia. Schools have been depicted as places ‘where refugees are given a second chance’ (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees [UNHCR] 2019). In contrast to the hardships and unpredictability associated with their refugee experience, it has been contended that resettling in Australia and engaging in formal schooling can ‘open doors’ of opportunity for children from refugee backgrounds (Matthews 2008, p.35). However, settling into a new school in a different country can also be a challenging process, impacting not only the young person but also their parents and educators as they support the child in this educational transition.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationPerspectives on Transitions in Refugee Education: Ruptures, Passages, and Re-Orientations
EditorsSeyda Subasi Singh, Olja Jovanoic, Michelle Proyer
Place of PublicationGermany
PublisherBarbara Budrich Publishers
Pages175-189
Number of pages15
ISBN (Print)9783847426264
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2023

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