Thisvolume examines how universities and colleges are working towards implementing variousinterventions to integrate refugees along with non-governmental organizationsand local governments to achieve an optimal level of integration withhost communities. The first part of the volume addresses the challenges of educating and integrating refugee populations, while the second part considers methods for establishing support systems. Using case studies and other empirical research, this volume presents a broad and in-depth overview of the various methods implemented to integrate the refugees into society. The international case studies reveal the complexity of the perception-practice dynamic and the multi-faceted factors that influence various levels of integration.
Foreword
PART I: The Challenges
Introduction to Refugee Education: Integration and Acceptance of Refugees in Mainstream Society; Enakshi Sengupta and Patrick Blessinger
Managing Trauma: A Restorative Process; Frida Rundell, Alia Sheety and Vidia Negrea
The Non-Formal Education Practices Tackle the Challenge of Refugee Children in Israel; Eliyahu-Levi Dolly and Ganz-Mieshar Michal
Refugee Healthcare Professionals Education and Training – Reache North West as a Case Study; Duncan Cross
Reconfiguring Public Life: Refugee Education as Joint Inquiry; Elenore Long and Tarnjeet Kaur Kang
At the Borders of Italian Local Welfare. Unaccompanied Refugee Children in South Italy: Between Persistence and Changes in Politics and Policies; Emanuela Chiodo
Teaching One Another: Connecting University Students to Promote Diversity; Heidi Adele Sackreiter
PART II: Creating a Support System
Support for the Transition of Refugees and Victims of Torture into the Labor Market through Access to Higher Education; Jaswant Kaur Bajwa, Sean Kidd, Sidonia Couto, Natasha Lidkea, Mulugeta Abai, Abby Jackman and Kwame McKenzie
Socio-Cultural Factors That Support the Successful Transition of Refugees from Middle School to College; Sandy Bargainnier, Anneke McEvoy, Zarina Smith, Megan Brown, Najah Zaaeed and Jessica Maureen Harris
Kakuma Refugee Camp: Where Knowledge and Hope Resides; Staci B. Martin, Daud I. Warsame, Christophe Bigirimana, Vestine U. Lajustine, Gerawork Teferra, Abdirahman S. Abdi and John O. Taban
James Madison University Sowing the Seeds of C.A.R.E. (Creativity and Reading Education) within the Harrisonburg Refugee Community; Kara M. Kavanagh and Holly McCartney
Supporting Children's Development in Refugee Camps; Janet Harvell and Alison Prowle
School Leaders and Refugee Students; James P Hogue
Using Art as a Vehicle of Hope and Understanding: Messages of Youth in the United States and Africa; Noël Bezette-Flores and Karine Parker
The Role of Colleges and Universities in Providing Support to Students from Refugee Backgrounds in the United States; Vivienne Felix
About the Authors
Index
Enakshi Sengupta is Dean of the College of Business at the AmericanUniversity of Kurdistan, Iraq. She is a senior editor of the
Journal of AppliedResearch in Higher Education, and she serves as the vice chairof the Editorial Advisory Board for the
Innovation in Higher Education Teachingand Learning series.
Patrick Blessinger is the founder, executive director, and chief research scientist of the International Higher Education Teaching and Learning Association (HETL) and an adjunct associate professor in the School of Education at St. John's University, USA. Dr. Blessinger is the editor-in-chief of two international academic journals and two international book series on higher education.
Refugee Education is spot-on concerningthe absolute necessity of competent and caring education for refugees as THErestorative path to a productive, meaningful life. This work is a must foranyone who cares about solving our global refugee crisis. -
Dr. Jeff Gardner, COO - The Thrive FoundationThe21st century has no more compelling issues facing education than refugeeresettlement and managing migrant crises. Spanning child-centered and adulteducation, contributors to this book have thoughtfully covered topics of interestto leaders and teachers who seek restorative, empathetic, and long-termdevelopment of refugees to not only help them survive, but thrive in their newparadigm. -
Elisabeth E. Bennett, Associate Teaching Professor - Northeastern University, USAA significant resource containing important case studies related to refugee and IDP adult education issues. Academics will find the work to be compelling in its research framework toward addressing refugee education needs, and practitioners will benefit from its identification of a refugee's future critical success factors. -
Jeffrey Clark, Senior Advisor - Thrive2succeed.org