REFUGEE EDUCATION

Refugee Education

Refugee Education

Q1: How does the life/experiences of refugee environment impact educational welfare? (Factors, indicators, limitations, adaptation, interventions)

While refugee experience cannot be generalized and is different for every person, family, and child, there are similar challenges that characterize lives of those who have come to United States seeking peace and safety. For children, that experience has often meant violence, instability, and loss of family, friends, and neighbors. One refugee youth from Liberia recalls his life at age 14: “I watched as they slain my father,” he said. “I was then compelled to help those [rebels] clean up bodies off ...