Educators’ interactions with refugee pupils: knowledge, attitudes, and practices

Thesis

The value of school for refugee and asylum seeking children is well established, in terms of their right to education under international law, their socio-emotional well-being, and their adaptation to living in a new country and culture. Yet there is a critical gap in our understanding of refugee education from the perspectives of educators – the people who interact with young refugees on a daily basis and influence the quality of their educational experiences. This mixed-methods study emp...

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Authors: Prentice, CM

• Type of award: DPhil
• Level of award: Doctoral
• Awarding institution: University of Oxford
• Language: English
• Keywords: practices; refugees; teachers; asylum seeker; migration; educators; attitudes; knowledge
• Subjects: Education; Migration