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Waiting In Line: African Refugee Students In Western Australian Schools, Yvonne Haig, Rhonda Oliver
Waiting In Line: African Refugee Students In Western Australian Schools, Yvonne Haig, Rhonda Oliver
Research outputs pre 2011
This study has been commissioned by the Westralian Association of Teachers English to Speakers of Other Languages (WATESOL) to determine the perceptions and expectations of those stakeholders involved in the education of African refugee children.
To do this study first a literature review was undertaken in order for the researchers to determine how much information was available and to improve their understanding of the subject matter. It appears that there is a growing body of research in Australia investigating the social, psychological and educational needs of African refugees, particularly those who have faced trauma (Earnest, IIousen, & Gillieatt, 2007; 2004). …