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Informationen zum Autor Jill Rutter lectures in education at London Metropolitan University. She is a former teacher who was the Education Adviser at the Refugee Council from 1988-2001. Klappentext Asylum migration causes intense media and political debate. However, little attention has been paid to how forced migrants can rebuild their lives in the UK or elsewhere. This timely book analyzes the social policies that impact on refugee children's education, and: Provides the background to the migration of refugeesExplores how dominant discourses about trauma homogenise and label a very diverse group of children Examines how policy towards refugees is made, and how it relates to practiceOffers alternative visions for refugee settlement Drawing on case studies of the experiences of refugee children, Refugee Children in the UK brings a much-needed insight into the needs of refugee children. It is valuable reading for academics, policy makers, students of education, sociology and social policy as well as education, health and social work professionals. Zusammenfassung Drawing on case studies of the experiences of refugee children! Refugee Children in the UK brings a much-needed insight into the needs of refugee children. Inhaltsverzeichnis Series preface Editor's preface Acknowledgements Glossary PART ONE: SETTING THE SCENE 1.An Introduction 2.Who are refugee children? 3.Theoretical and research perspectives on refugee children PART TWO: UK RESPONSES TO REFUGEE CHILDREN 4.Learning from history: responses to refugees 1900-89 5.Modern asylum policy and its impact on children 6.How UK children view the refugee in their midst 7.National educational policy and the role of local authorities 8.School practices PART THREE: COMMUNITY CASE STUDIES 9.The elusiveness of integration: the educational experiences of Congolese refugee children 10.The Somalis: cultures of survival 11. Success stories: the southern Sudanese PART FOUR: NEW VISIONS FOR REFUGEE CHILDREN 12. New visions for refugee children Bibliography Index ...
