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| About the book |
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:
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| About the authors |
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. |
| Table of contents |
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 intergration: the educational experiences of Congolese refugee children 10. The Somalis: cultures of survival 11. Sucess stories: the southern Sudanese PART FOUR: NEW VISIONS FOR REFUGEE CHILDREN 12. New visions for refugee children Bibliography Index |
