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Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, EarlyView.Abstract This ethnographic study explores vehicle residents' information practices in the United States (US). Vehicle residents are people whose primary means of housing is a vehicle. This work builds on previous research encompassing transitions and fractured (information) landscapes. Using fractured information landscapes as the theoretical framework,
Kaitlin E. Montague
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Home, home again: Palestinian refugees and a Halutza-like swap [PDF]
, 2004 A third of the Palestinians just in Gaza are living in refugee camps. The disposition of these refugees, and the Palestinian assertion of a “right of return” to Israel is a hugely contentious issue.
Maron, Ethan F.
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“We” the Refugees: Reflections on Refugee Labels and Identities [PDF]
Refuge, 2018 In this article the authors present an auto-ethnographical analysis, describing their personal experiences with forced migration. Using narrative passages, the authors problematize the way in which refugee identities are entwined with socially constructed labels.
Vigil, Yanery Navarro +1 more
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British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract With levels of mental health difficulties among young people rising and policymakers focusing on the state's role in promoting young people's wellbeing, educational institutions have become positioned on the front line as key sites to identify and implement wellbeing interventions.
Ceri Brown +3 more
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Agency as the Acquisition of Capital: the role of one-on-one tutoring and mentoring in changing a refugee student's educational trajectory [PDF]
, 2011 Current research into the experiences of refugee students in mainstream secondary schools in Australia indicates that for these students, schools are places of social and academic isolation and failure. This article introduces one such student, Lian, who
Allatt P. +15 more
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QJM, 2003 Valentina and Aferdita are both refugees from the former Yugoslavia who see me at the surgery. Their stories, on the face of it at least, are very different. (I have changed names and some other details here to preserve their anonymity.) Valentina is of Serbian Christian origin and comes from Sarajevo.
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A study on the social integration of international secondary students in Canadian high schools
British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Research on the international secondary students (ISS) is scarce compared with the proliferating literature on their tertiary counterparts. This paper focuses on social integration experiences of ISS from diverse ethnic backgrounds, the undergirding macro‐, meso‐, and micro‐mechanisms, and the supports needed for their successful integration ...
Yingling Lou
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Tackling ignorance about law in human rights education
British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract This paper aims to unpack potential reasons why law and legal knowledge—despite its apparent importance and value in teaching and learning about human rights—appears to be largely conspicuous by its absence in human rights education (HRE) in schooling.
Suzanne Egan
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Reception and Placement of Refugees in the United States [PDF]
, 2017 [Excerpt] The U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP), which is managed by the Department of State (DOS), resettles refugees from around the world in the United States. Once a refugee case is approved for U.S.
Bruno, Andorra
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The threat of destitution as a deterrent against asylum seeking in the European Union [PDF]
, 2006 The problematization of asylum has detrimentally impacted on the provision of support for asylum seekers in host countries. The threat of destitution has become instrumental in restrictive asylum policies and is increasingly used as a deterrent against ...
Da Lomba, Sylvie
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