Being a Refugee - Learning and Identity. A Longitudanal Study of Refugees in the Uk

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This is a longitudinal study of highly qualified professionals, before and after they arrive as refugees in the UK. It powerfully challenges the stereotyped images of refugees, showing how and what they learn as they build viable and respected identities for themselves in a new social and cultural space.

List of contents

1. The theoretical framework, research questions, methodology and ethical issues 2. The changing context of migration 3. Perspectives on learning 4-8 The narratives 9. Representations and symbolic systems 10. Learning to live: informal and formal experiences 11. Conclusions

About the author

Dr Linda Morrice is Lecturer in Continuing Education in the Centre for Community Engagement at the University of Sussex.