African Heritage Australian Youth: Forced Displacement, Educational Attainment, and Integration Outcomes

African Heritage Australian Youth: Forced Displacement, Educational Attainment, and Integration Outcomes
ISBN-10
1000918688
ISBN-13
9781000918687
Category
Social Science
Pages
220
Language
English
Published
2023-07-28
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Author
Tebeje Molla

Description

In the last four decades, Australia has resettled thousands of African refugees. As a visibly different minoritised group, Black African youth are often represented as disengaged, dangerous, and undesirable. Even so, rarely are generative mechanisms that negatively affect the life-courses of the youth critically examined. Drawing on a wide range of theoretical resources, policy reviews, longitudinal statistical data, and in-depth interviews, this book reports on the educational attainment and integration outcomes of African heritage Australian youth from refugee backgrounds. The book also identifies intersectional factors of educational disadvantage, analyses equity provisions, and outlines policy ideas for improved educational attainment and integration of refugee youth. It is unique in its scope and focus and contributes to knowledge in African Australian studies. The book will appeal to researchers, postgraduate students, and policymakers interested in understanding the dynamics of refugee resettlement and integration.

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