Exploring the Special Needs of African Refugee Children in U.S. Schools

Autor/inn/en	Tadesse, Selamawit; Hoot, James; Watson-Thompson, Ocie
Titel	Exploring the Special Needs of African Refugee Children in U.S. Schools
Quelle	In: Childhood Education, 85 (2009) 6, S.352 (5 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0009-4056
Schlagwörter	Refugees; Student Needs; Foreign Countries; Housing; Financial Support; Land Settlement; Parent Attitudes; Economically Disadvantaged; Teacher Attitudes; Preschool Education; Parent Teacher Cooperation; Adjustment (to Environment); Acculturation; Africa; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Flüchtling; Ausland; Unterkunft; Finanzielle Förderung; Siedlungsraum; Elternverhalten; Lehrerverhalten; Pre-school education; Vorschulerziehung; Parent teacher relation; Parent-teacher cooperation; Parent-teacher relation; Parent-teacher relationship; Parent teacher relationship; Eltern-Lehrer-Beziehung; Akkulturation; Afrika; USA
Abstract	Unlike most immigrants, who come to host countries after being granted legal permanent residency, refugees are forced to leave their homelands, often abruptly, due to threats to their personal safety. Refugees enter their host countries with no prior arrangements in place (e.g., housing, financial support of relatives, opportunities to start studying the local language) to assist them in the process of relocating. Perhaps one of the most important issues for refugee families is how to ease the transition to the new nation for their loved ones, especially their children. This article shares knowledge gained through a study of the views of African refugee parents and Head Start teachers regarding the early education of African refugee children in American schools. The authors also discuss how teachers of young children can more effectively collaborate with increasing numbers of African refugee families. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10