Creating Spaces of Wellbeing and Belonging for Refugee and Asylum-Seeker Students: Skills and Strategies for Classroom Teachers
Author(s): Maura Sellars, Scott Imig, and John C. Fischetti
Publisher: Routledge
Print Length: 156 pages
Genre: Non-Fiction / Educational Theory and Practices, Migration & Refugee Studies
Topic: Education, Inclusive Education, Teacher, Wellbeing, Belonging, Trauma, Grief, Refugees & Forced Migration, Asylum & Asylum Seekers, Asylum & Refugee System, Multiculturalism, Identity, Diversity, Inclusivity, Safety, Equity & Fairness, Culture & Society, Social Cohesion, Integration
Creating Spaces of Wellbeing and Belonging for Refugee and Asylum-Seeker Students: Skills and Strategies for Classroom Teachers outlines the ways educators can support positive educational and social outcomes for the most vulnerable children in their communities.
Each chapter briefly outlines the relevant theory, expanding on this through vignettes from research and analytical reflection, helping the reader identify and apply the differentiated pedagogical understandings in their own classrooms. Providing insights from educators who are doing this work successfully across the globe, the book highlights the challenges and considerations that teachers face in multilingual, multicultural classroom environments where students’ common experience is trauma and loss and guides them towards effective practice.
This book is intended for use in schools by school leaders and classroom teachers and by educational professionals engaged in supporting schools with students with refugee backgrounds.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. The global refugee crisis and educational implications
2. Trauma and its impact
3. Learning the language and differentiation
4. Communicating effectively
5. Numeracy
6. Personal development
7. Exercise and sport
8. Science and technology
9. Social studies and diverse perspectives
Index
Maura Sellars is Honorary Lecturer at School of Education, The University of Newcastle Australia. She has three decades of experience as a teacher and member of school executive teams, and almost two decades as an academic, specialising in differentiation strategies. As an inclusivist, her current research, books and articles focus on authentic school inclusion for students with refugee and asylum seeker experiences. She has a particular interest in inclusive classroom practices, working with students’ strengths and developing the students’ cognitive capacities of executive function within diverse social and cultural communities. Her research takes a holistic look at what it is to be educated and included.
Source: https://www.newcastle.edu.au/profile/maura-sellars
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Scott Imig is Associate Professor at School of Education, The University of Newcastle Australia. He is a former primary and middle school teacher. He has spent much of his university career studying the qualities of effective and engaging classrooms, helping educators on both sides of the Pacific to engage in reflective practice and conversations about growth. His current research focuses on understanding and helping school communities support the integration of families with refugee and asylum-seeker backgrounds.
Source: https://www.newcastle.edu.au/profile/scott-imig
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John C. Fischetti is Professor at School of Education, The University of Newcastle Australia. He started his career in refugee education working with Haitian and Cambodian refugee children in the United States. His current work focuses on school and leadership transformation, advocating for changing the role of the learner, the role of the teacher and assessment simultaneously to promote learning equity.
Source: https://www.newcastle.edu.au/profile/john-fischetti
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