Academic and Social Adjustment of High School Refugee Youth in Newfoundland

Autor/inn/en	Li, Xuemei; Grineva, Marina
Titel	Academic and Social Adjustment of High School Refugee Youth in Newfoundland
Quelle	In: TESL Canada Journal, 34 (2016) 1, S.51-71 (21 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0826-435X
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; High School Students; Refugees; Student Adjustment; Social Adjustment; Qualitative Research; Student Surveys; Observation; School Culture; Teacher Student Relationship; Social Isolation; Nonverbal Communication; Hygiene; Dress Codes; Sexual Orientation; English Language Learners; Discipline; School Policy; Credits; Peer Relationship; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Flüchtling; Adjustment; Adaptation; Soziale Anpassung; Qualitative Forschung; Schülerbefragung; Beobachtung; Schulkultur; Schulleben; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Soziale Isolation; Non-verbal communication; Nonverbale Kommunikation; Kleiderordnung; Sexuelle Orientierung; Disziplin; Schulpolitik; Peer-Beziehungen; Kanada
Abstract	This article addresses the complex academic and social adjustment issues of newcomer youth of refugee background at a high school in Newfoundland and Labrador, a province where the newcomer population is small but the percentage of refugees in relation to all newcomers is high. Data for this qualitative study include documents from educational authorities and ESL teachers, field notes of classroom observations, qualitative survey questionnaires from 15 newcomer students, and interviews with 6 students of refugee background and 3 teachers. We found that these refugee youth were challenged due not only to language difficulties and educational gaps, but also to differences in educational systems, school cultures, and student-teacher dynamics between their previous schooling and what they encountered in Newfoundland. They had to cope with social isolation and different practices of body language, dress code, personal hygiene, and sexual orientation. The study also identified inadequacies in the current curriculum, teacher in-service education, and diversity initiatives in the school system. [Note: The issue number (11) shown on this PDF is incorrect. The correct citation is v34 n1.] (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01