The importance of mentorship support for African refugee students in Ontario secondary schools
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12814870 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jessica Msofe (0000-0001-9466-4796, Lakehead University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 10-21 |
| Publication date | 2020-08-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Diaspora Indigenous and Minority Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1559-5692 • E-ISSN: 1559-5706 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/15595692.2020.1795637 |
| OpenAlex | W3047333751 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 21 |
The number of African refugees has been increasing in many countries, including Canada. As the number of refugee students are increasing, school support and programming must be adapted and enhanced to assist in the integration and settlement of refugee students, whose needs are different from those of immigrant students. This essay is part of a larger qualitative study which explored the common challenges and barriers faced by young adult African refugee students in Ontario schools. Using narrative inquiry research design, interviews were conducted with three individuals with refugee status, who entered Canada from an African country. Participants described their experiences, highlights, and challenges, and posed ideas for improvements at the secondary school level. The purpose of this paper is to present one of the larger study’s most significant findings – the need for increased mentorship, within the school and community, in providing more effective support for this group of students
Immigration · Medical education · Mentorship · Narrative · Pedagogy · Political science · Qualitative research · Refugee · Settlement (finance · Social science · Sociology · Education and experiences of immigrants and refugees · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Migration, Refugees, and Integration
Telling Stories
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Learning to Be Literate
Locating Narrative Inquiry Historically
Experiences of School Principals With Newcomers from War-Affected Countries in Africa
Supporting refugee students in schools
Schooling and settlement
Barriers to Educational Pursuits of Refugee Claimants in Canada
Private Sponsorship of Refugees Program
Developing social inclusion through after‐school homework tutoring
Students with Limited or Interrupted Formal Education in US Classrooms
Characteristics of Adolescent Sierra Leonean Refugees in Public Schools in New York City
Lessons From a Postcritical Ethnography, Burundian Children With Refugee Status, and Their Teachers
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |