Full Description
In the last four decades, Australia has resettled thousands of African refugees. As a visibly different minoritised group, Black African youth are often represented as disengaged, dangerous, and undesirable. Even so, rarely are generative mechanisms that negatively affect the life-courses of the youth critically examined.
Drawing on a wide range of theoretical resources, policy reviews, longitudinal statistical data, and in-depth interviews, this book reports on the educational attainment and integration outcomes of African heritage Australian youth from refugee backgrounds. The book also identifies intersectional factors of educational disadvantage, analyses equity provisions, and outlines policy ideas for improved educational attainment and integration of refugee youth. It is unique in its scope and focus and contributes to knowledge in African Australian studies.
The book will appeal to researchers, postgraduate students, and policymakers interested in understanding the dynamics of refugee resettlement and integration.
Contents
List of Figures List of Tables Abbreviations and Acronyms Acknowledgements Foreword Series Editor's Preface Chapter 1: Introduction Part I Contexts and Concepts Chapter 2: African refugees in Australia: Resettlement and representation Chapter 3: Education and refugee integration: A capability approach Part II Educational Attainment Chapter 4: School education: Aspirations, engagement, and transition Chapter 5: Higher education opportunities: Policy visibility of refugees Chapter 6: Higher education participation: Access, experience, and success Part III Integration Outcomes Chapter 7: Multiculturalism and refugee integration Chapter 8: Economic participation, social engagement, and cultural citizenship Chapter 9 Racial othering Chapter 10 Improving refugee integration: Policy ideas Index
