Educational Interventions for Refugee Children - Theoretical Perspectives and Implementing Best Practice (Paperback)

How can schools best prepare themselves to successfully educate refugee children? By focusing on the education of refugee children, this book takes a rare look at a subject of increasing significance in current educational spheres. Highlighting the many difficulties facing refugee children, the editors draw upon a wealth of international experience and resources to present a broad, informative and sensitive text. Educational Interventions for Refugee Children identifies school-based interventions, whilst suggesting methods and measures with which to assess the efficacy of such programmes. It also develops a useful model that provides a standard for assessing refugee experience, offering diagnostic indicators for: * Evaluating support services for refugee children * Future avenues of research * Practical implications of creating supportive educational environments for refugee children The need to identify and prepare for the education of refugee children is an international issue, and this is reflected in the broad outlook and appeal of this book. The editors have developed an overall model of refugee experience, integrating psychological, cultural and educational perspectives, which researchers, practitioners and policy makers in education will find invaluable.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	September 2003
First published:	2004
Authors:	Richard Hamilton • Dennis Moore
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	158
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-30825-0
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Refugees & political asylum Books > Social sciences > Education > Organization & management of education > General Books > Social sciences > Education > Teaching of specific groups > General Promotions
LSN:	0-415-30825-9
Barcode:	9780415308250

Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate? Let us know about it.

Does this product have an incorrect or missing image? Send us a new image.

Is this product missing categories? Add more categories.

Review This Product

No reviews yet - be the first to create one!