Preparing and Supporting Teachers of Immigrant and Refugee Students

By highlighting the voices of teachers of immigrant, refugee, and asylum-seeking students, this book closes between the unique needs of these youth through the development of meaningful and appropriate pedagogical strategies, resources, and policies to meet the needs of both students and teachers.

List of contents

Introduction: Preparing and supporting teachers of immigrant and refugee students 1. Teaching refugee and forced immigrant youth: lessons from the United States 2. Preparing teachers for diversity: how are teacher education systems responding to cultural diversity - the case of Austria and Ireland 3. Teacher perspectives on fostering collaborative relationships with families with refugee backgrounds 4. Initial teacher training for secondary schools - a new curriculum for the age of migration? 5. Radical acceptance: teachers who support students with migrant, refugee, and asylum seeker backgrounds 6. Teaching refugee students: The role of teachers' attitudes towards cultural diversity

About the author

Dr. Lisa Damaschke-Deitrick is Senior Lecturer and Researcher at the University of Tübingen, Germany.
Dr. Ericka Galegher is an Independent Researcher based in Egypt.
Dr. Annika Wilmers is Professor at Frankfurt UAS, Germany.
Dr. Alexander W. Wiseman is Professor at Texas Tech University, USA.

Summary

By highlighting the voices of teachers of immigrant, refugee, and asylum-seeking students, this book closes between the unique needs of these youth through the development of meaningful and appropriate pedagogical strategies, resources, and policies to meet the needs of both students and teachers.

Product details

• Authors: Lisa (University of Tubingen Damaschke-Deitrick
• Assisted by: Lisa Damaschke-Deitrick (Editor), Ericka Galegher (Editor), Annika Wilmers (Editor), Alexander W. Wiseman (Editor), Wiseman Alexander W. (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.02.2025
• EAN: 9781032977140
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3297714-0
• No. of pages: 100
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > School education, didactics, methodology; EDUCATION / Multicultural Education, teacher training, Philosophy & theory of education, Philosophy and theory of education, Multicultural education, Educational strategies and policy, EDUCATION / Teaching / General