Abstract
Worldwide there has been and continues to be an influx of refugees into developed countries. Many young refugees arrive from war-torn countries with little or disrupted education and limited knowledge of English. Although in Australia, they are able to enrol in Intensive English Centres (IECs) for English language instruction prior to entering the mainstream education system, proficiency in academic English takes several years, especially for those from interrupted educational backgrounds (Brown et al. 2006). This case study reports on a support program for refugee students in a secondary high school in the south-western suburbs of Sydney, Australia. The aim was to establish a safe learning environment, where students felt supported and could learn skills to assist in integration and acculturation in a new society.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Developing Successful Diversity Mentoring Programmes: an International Casebook |
| Editors | David Clutterbuck, Kirsten M. Poulsen, Frances Kochan |
| Place of Publication | U.K. |
| Publisher | Open University Press |
| Pages | 164-168 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780335243891 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780335243884 |
| Publication status | Published - 2012 |
Keywords
- refugee children
- literacy
- education (secondary)
- student teachers
- Refugee Action Support Program