Academic and Social Adjustment of High School Refugee Youth in Newfoundland
This article addresses the complex academic and social adjustment issues of newcomer youth of refugee background at a high school in Newfoundland and Labrador, a province where the newcomer population is small but the percentage of refugees in relation to all newcomers is high. Data for this qualita...
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ftjtesl:oai:teslcanadajournal.ca:article/1255 2024-09-15T18:19:55+00:00 Academic and Social Adjustment of High School Refugee Youth in Newfoundland Li, Xuemei Grineva, Marina 2017-05-01 application/pdf https://teslcanadajournal.ca/index.php/tesl/article/view/1255 https://doi.org/10.18806/tesl.v34i1.1255 eng eng TESL Canada https://teslcanadajournal.ca/index.php/tesl/article/view/1255/1078 https://teslcanadajournal.ca/index.php/tesl/article/view/1255 doi:10.18806/tesl.v34i1.1255 Copyright (c) 2017 TESL Canada Journal TESL Canada Journal; Vol. 34 No. 1 (2016); 51-71 1925-8917 0826-435X info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 2017 ftjtesl https://doi.org/10.18806/tesl.v34i1.1255 2024-07-26T03:23:33Z This article addresses the complex academic and social adjustment issues of newcomer youth of refugee background at a high school in Newfoundland and Labrador, a province where the newcomer population is small but the percentage of refugees in relation to all newcomers is high. Data for this qualitative study include documents from educational authorities and ESL teachers, field notes of classroom observations, qualitative survey questionnaires from 15 newcomer students, and interviews with 6 students of refugee background and 3 teachers. We found that these refugee youth were challenged due not only to language difficulties and educational gaps, but also to differences in educational systems, school cultures, and student-teacher dynamics between their previous school- ing and what they encountered in Newfoundland. They had to cope with social isolation and different practices of body language, dress code, personal hygiene, and sexual orientation. The study also identified inadequacies in the current curriculum, teacher in-service education, and diversity initiatives in the school system. Cet article porte sur les enjeux complexes liés à l’adaptation académique et sociale que vivent de jeunes réfugiés dans une école secondaire à Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador, une province où les nouveaux arrivants sont peu nombreux mais où le pourcentage de réfugiés parmi les nouveaux arrivants est élevé. Les données pour cette étude qualitative incluent des documents provenant d’autorités scolaires et d’enseignants d’ALS, des notes découlant d’observations en classe, des questionnaires qualitatifs auprès de 15 élèves nouvellement arrivés, et des entrevues auprès de 6 élèves réfugiés et de 3 enseignants. Les résultats indiquent que les jeunes réfugiés sont confrontés non seulement à des difficultés linguistiques et des lacunes d’éducation, mais également à des différences dans les systèmes éducatifs, dans les cultures scolaires et dans la dynamique entre les élèves et les enseignants qui distinguent leurs expériences pédagogiques ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Newfoundland Terre-Neuve TESL Canada Journal TESL Canada Journal 34 1 51 71 |
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This article addresses the complex academic and social adjustment issues of newcomer youth of refugee background at a high school in Newfoundland and Labrador, a province where the newcomer population is small but the percentage of refugees in relation to all newcomers is high. Data for this qualitative study include documents from educational authorities and ESL teachers, field notes of classroom observations, qualitative survey questionnaires from 15 newcomer students, and interviews with 6 students of refugee background and 3 teachers. We found that these refugee youth were challenged due not only to language difficulties and educational gaps, but also to differences in educational systems, school cultures, and student-teacher dynamics between their previous school- ing and what they encountered in Newfoundland. They had to cope with social isolation and different practices of body language, dress code, personal hygiene, and sexual orientation. The study also identified inadequacies in the current curriculum, teacher in-service education, and diversity initiatives in the school system. Cet article porte sur les enjeux complexes liés à l’adaptation académique et sociale que vivent de jeunes réfugiés dans une école secondaire à Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador, une province où les nouveaux arrivants sont peu nombreux mais où le pourcentage de réfugiés parmi les nouveaux arrivants est élevé. Les données pour cette étude qualitative incluent des documents provenant d’autorités scolaires et d’enseignants d’ALS, des notes découlant d’observations en classe, des questionnaires qualitatifs auprès de 15 élèves nouvellement arrivés, et des entrevues auprès de 6 élèves réfugiés et de 3 enseignants. Les résultats indiquent que les jeunes réfugiés sont confrontés non seulement à des difficultés linguistiques et des lacunes d’éducation, mais également à des différences dans les systèmes éducatifs, dans les cultures scolaires et dans la dynamique entre les élèves et les enseignants qui distinguent leurs expériences pédagogiques ... |
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