Investigating the challenges that face refugee students in Newfoundland and Labrador - an educators' perspective

Using a series of semi-structured interviews to gather data, educators were asked to explore the struggles that refugee students face, explain how the current system is effective and ineffectual, and make recommendations for good teaching practices with this at-risk demographic. Extracted from twelv...

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Main Author: Flight, Garrett
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: Memorial University of Newfoundland 2021
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Online Access:https://research.library.mun.ca/15295/
https://research.library.mun.ca/15295/1/thesis.pdf
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spelling ftmemorialuniv:oai:research.library.mun.ca:15295 2023-10-01T03:57:37+02:00 Investigating the challenges that face refugee students in Newfoundland and Labrador - an educators' perspective Flight, Garrett 2021-11 application/pdf https://research.library.mun.ca/15295/ https://research.library.mun.ca/15295/1/thesis.pdf en eng Memorial University of Newfoundland https://research.library.mun.ca/15295/1/thesis.pdf Flight, Garrett <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Flight=3AGarrett=3A=3A.html> (2021) Investigating the challenges that face refugee students in Newfoundland and Labrador - an educators' perspective. Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland. thesis_license Thesis NonPeerReviewed 2021 ftmemorialuniv 2023-09-03T06:50:12Z Using a series of semi-structured interviews to gather data, educators were asked to explore the struggles that refugee students face, explain how the current system is effective and ineffectual, and make recommendations for good teaching practices with this at-risk demographic. Extracted from twelve interviews from these educators, who all have experience teaching refugee students, were obstacles that are identified by three classifications: academic, social, and emotional. Hindrances and successes in the current refugee education model have been identified from the perspective of educators. Lastly, the study makes recommendations to improve the educational experience for all stakeholders and to create an environment where refugee students can overcome the massive challenges that they encounter. The participants teach and administrate from Grades 7-12 and have a vast range of experience. Results of the study were robust and many themes came from the data. These include recommendations of investing more resources (i.e. teacher allocation and training), building strong student-teacher relationships at a school wide level, participating in trauma informed practice, and implementing early intervention for students who arrive under the age of Grade 7. Thesis Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Research Repository Newfoundland
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description Using a series of semi-structured interviews to gather data, educators were asked to explore the struggles that refugee students face, explain how the current system is effective and ineffectual, and make recommendations for good teaching practices with this at-risk demographic. Extracted from twelve interviews from these educators, who all have experience teaching refugee students, were obstacles that are identified by three classifications: academic, social, and emotional. Hindrances and successes in the current refugee education model have been identified from the perspective of educators. Lastly, the study makes recommendations to improve the educational experience for all stakeholders and to create an environment where refugee students can overcome the massive challenges that they encounter. The participants teach and administrate from Grades 7-12 and have a vast range of experience. Results of the study were robust and many themes came from the data. These include recommendations of investing more resources (i.e. teacher allocation and training), building strong student-teacher relationships at a school wide level, participating in trauma informed practice, and implementing early intervention for students who arrive under the age of Grade 7.
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Flight, Garrett <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Flight=3AGarrett=3A=3A.html> (2021) Investigating the challenges that face refugee students in Newfoundland and Labrador - an educators' perspective. Masters thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland.
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