Support for refugee students in a Newfoundland high school: merits and ramifications
The province of Newfoundland and Labrador has seen a 35% increase of newcomers over the past decade. In response to the Syrian refugee crisis in 2015-2016, the province more than doubled its refugee intake in 2016-2017. Most of the refugees have been resettled in the provincial capital city, St. Joh...
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fttriple:oai:gotriple.eu:oai:doaj.org/article:4c58fef1b98f4b989339032ebc7c0271 2023-05-15T17:21:28+02:00 Support for refugee students in a Newfoundland high school: merits and ramifications Xuemei Li Hua Que 2020-05-01 https://doi.org/10.26203/wfjh-v278 en other eng University of Aberdeen, School of Education 0424-5512 2398-0184 https://doi.org/10.26203/wfjh-v278 undefined Education in the North, Vol 27, Iss 1, Pp 5-20 (2020) newcomer support high school refugee students mental health whole-school healthy ecosystem scipo demo Journal Article https://vocabularies.coar-repositories.org/resource_types/c_6501/ 2020 fttriple https://doi.org/10.26203/wfjh-v278 2023-01-22T17:29:17Z The province of Newfoundland and Labrador has seen a 35% increase of newcomers over the past decade. In response to the Syrian refugee crisis in 2015-2016, the province more than doubled its refugee intake in 2016-2017. Most of the refugees have been resettled in the provincial capital city, St. John’s, a relatively small urban centre. As a result, the local school system experienced unprecedented challenges in providing support to refugee students. This paper reports a case study which aimed to identify the commendable practices that were available to refugee students in one high school in St. John’s to help them succeed at school and integrate into community; analyze how the tailored policies and programs were implemented in the school; and discuss the impacts and ramifications of having only one ‘model’ high school for refugee students in the city. Themes discussed include the benefits of a whole-school healthy ecosystem, the dilemma of centralizing the support specialized for refugee students in one high school, and schools as a hub for refugee students with mental health difficulties. Implications for multicultural educational policies and programs are discussed. Article in Journal/Newspaper Newfoundland Unknown Newcomer ENVELOPE(-58.100,-58.100,-62.025,-62.025) Newfoundland |
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The province of Newfoundland and Labrador has seen a 35% increase of newcomers over the past decade. In response to the Syrian refugee crisis in 2015-2016, the province more than doubled its refugee intake in 2016-2017. Most of the refugees have been resettled in the provincial capital city, St. John’s, a relatively small urban centre. As a result, the local school system experienced unprecedented challenges in providing support to refugee students. This paper reports a case study which aimed to identify the commendable practices that were available to refugee students in one high school in St. John’s to help them succeed at school and integrate into community; analyze how the tailored policies and programs were implemented in the school; and discuss the impacts and ramifications of having only one ‘model’ high school for refugee students in the city. Themes discussed include the benefits of a whole-school healthy ecosystem, the dilemma of centralizing the support specialized for refugee students in one high school, and schools as a hub for refugee students with mental health difficulties. Implications for multicultural educational policies and programs are discussed. |
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Support for refugee students in a Newfoundland high school: merits and ramifications |
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