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Pathways To Success: Refugee Families Define Successful Resettlement Outcomes, Stacey Shaw
Pathways To Success: Refugee Families Define Successful Resettlement Outcomes, Stacey Shaw
Journal of Undergraduate Research
Successful refugee adaptation to life in the United States (U.S.) has traditionally been measured in terms of economic self-sufficiency and English language acquisition. While these indicators may relate to independence and acculturation, major questions remain about how refugees fare in the U.S. Recent programmatic efforts incorporate attention to integration, wellbeing, empowerment, and mental health, but these concepts are not consistently defined or measured. This mixed methods study involved interviews with refugees who have been in the U.S. for at least 5 years, to examine which outcomes they consider key to their family’s successful adaptation to life in the U.S. BYU …