Refugees in Higher Education
Debate, Discourse and Practice
By Jacqueline Stevenson,Sally Baker | Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited
About the book
This book examines the key debates relating to the rights, responsibilities, policies and practices of the higher education sector when dealing with students from refugee backgrounds. Exploring the political context of forced migration to countries of settlement, including the impact made by media rhetoric, Refugees in Higher Education identifies how such global issues frame and position the efforts of universities to open access to, and enable the participation of, refugee students. Focusing on the UK and Australia (representing a past colonising and a colonised country) and including a series of individual case studies, it asks challenging questions about the discourses around forced migration, and how these play out for students on a personal level. With unprecedented levels of forced migration, and the growing strength of antiimmigration arguments as more power is conceded to altright conservative governments, Refugees in Higher Education is both a timely and muchneeded contribution to its field.
Editions of Refugees in Higher Education
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9781787542167
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This book examines the key debates relating to the rights, responsibilities, policies and practices of the higher education sector when dealing with students from refugee backgrounds. Exploring the political context of forced migration to countries of settlement, including the impact made by media rhetoric, Refugees in Higher Education identifies how such global issues frame and position the efforts of universities to open access to, and enable the participation of, refugee students. Focusing on the UK and Australia (representing a past colonising and a colonised country) and including a series of individual case studies, it asks challenging questions about the discourses around forced migration, and how these play out for students on a personal level. With unprecedented levels of forced migration, and the growing strength of antiimmigration arguments as more power is conceded to altright conservative governments, Refugees in Higher Education is both a timely and muchneeded contribution to its field.
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What is Refugees in Higher Education about?
This book examines the key debates relating to the rights, responsibilities, policies and practices of the higher education sector when dealing with students from refugee backgrounds. Exploring the political context of forced migration to countries of settlement, including the impact made by media rhetoric, Refugees in Higher Education identifies how such global issues frame and position the efforts of universities to open access to, and enable the participation of, refugee students. Focusing on the UK and Australia (representing a past colonising and a colonised country) and including a series of individual case studies, it asks challenging questions about the discourses around forced migration, and how these play out for students on a personal level. With unprecedented levels of forced migration, and the growing strength of antiimmigration arguments as more power is conceded to altright conservative governments, Refugees in Higher Education is both a timely and muchneeded contribution to its field.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Refugees in Higher Education?
Society and Social Sciences > Education / Educational sciences / Pedagogy > Higher education, tertiary education
Where can I read a sample of Refugees in Higher Education?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9781787542167
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Refugees in Higher Education?
Jacqueline Stevenson,Sally Baker
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Refugees in Higher Education is available as hardcover(ISBN 9781787542167)