Syrian Refugee Children in Australia and Sweden

Education and Survival Among the Displaced, Dispossessed and Disrupted

Nina Maadad

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2019
• Print ISBN: 9780367313036
• eBook ISBN: 9781000134681
• Topic: Education
• Subtopic: Education General

Both Australia and Sweden are economically, socially and politically well-developed countries and each has responded to the Syrian crisis in its own way with features that define refugee children's schooling trajectories for transition to life and work. Syrian Refugee Children in Australia and Sweden provides insights into policies influencing the education and schooling of Syrian refugee children in Australia and Sweden.

This book uses the perspectives of Syrian refugee children and their voiced experiences to elicit recommendations for education practices and content. Their voices were central to the analysis for the main reason that their viewpoints could contribute in a practical way to the development of pedagogical approaches that would support their schooling, and an effective and productive transition to life in the host countries. The opinions, suggestions and experiences of other stakeholders such as parents, caregivers, teachers and school and state officials, were included for greater understanding so that as many relevant contexts are covered.

The recommendations for refugee education proposed in this book will be useful for teachers, principals and policy makers directly involved in educating refugee students and this could positively impact on young refugee students finding their way to a new and better life.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• Table of Contents
• List of figures
• Acknowledgements
• Acronyms and abbreviations
• Preface
• 1. Introduction: Refugee children and education
• 2. Making education available to refugee children: Innovative theories and effective practices
• 3. Methodology
• 4. Policies and education for refugees in Australia
• 5. Policies and education for refugees in Sweden
• 6. Discussion and comparison of refugee children in education in Australia and Sweden
• 7. Conclusion and recommendations
• Appendix
• Index