Refugees in Higher Education : Questioning the Notion of Integration /

This edited volume addresses critical issues surrounding higher education access for students of refugee backgrounds. It combines a variety of theoretical and methodological perspectives on the challenges, opportunities, experiences and expectations of refugee students, as well as some of the instit...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Berg, Jana (Editor), Grüttner, Michael (Editor), Streitwieser, Bernhard (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Wiesbaden : Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden : Imprint: Springer VS, 2021.
Edition:1st ed. 2021.
Series:Higher Education Research and Science Studies,
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This edited volume addresses critical issues surrounding higher education access for students of refugee backgrounds. It combines a variety of theoretical and methodological perspectives on the challenges, opportunities, experiences and expectations of refugee students, as well as some of the institutional frameworks that facilitate their access to higher education. Following a critical discussion of the notion of 'integration', the team of authors who are made up of academics and refugee students critically investigate higher education as an objective of as well as a means to greater inclusion and integration. .
Physical Description:1 online resource (VI, 216 pages 10 illustrations)
ISBN:9783658333386
ISSN:2662-5709
DOI:10.1007/978-3-658-33338-6