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dc.contributor.advisoragbo, seth
dc.contributor.authormsofe, jessica
dc.date.accessioned2014-12-05t15:06:34z
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dc.date.created2014
dc.date.issued2014-12-05
dc.identifier.urihttp://knowledgecommons.lakeheadu.ca/handle/2453/561
dc.description.abstractthis qualitative study explores the common challenges faced by african young adult refugee 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 in regard to their academic achievement in ontario secondary schools. it also considers, using the participants' ideas and narratives, how educators and school administrators can help 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 overcome these challenges. guided by narrative design, interviews were conducted with three african individuals who entered canada with refugee status and were placed in ontario high schools. during the interviews, participants described their experiences, highlights, and challenges, as well as posed ideas for improvements at the secondary school level. the research revealed five main themes: subsequent language learning, differing academic cultures and expectations, culturally relevant education, support, and discrimination. in particular, subsequent language learning, differing academic cultures and expectations, and support were aspects which impacted participants' schooling experiences in significant ways. discussions surrounding these five main themes also focused on the participants' perceived importance and need for peer mentors and a school-wide effort in supporting african young adult refugee 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 . this study supports educational research into the experiences of involuntary immigrant 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 , particularly african refugee 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 . by exploring the experiences of this cohort of refugees at the secondary school level, this study advocates the need for educators and school administrators to consider varying educational, cultural, linguistic, and racial backgrounds when developing and implementing curriculum and programming at the secondary school level.en_us
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dc.subjectacademic cultures & expectationsen_us
dc.subjectafrican refugee 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 en_us
dc.subjectculturally relevant educationen_us
dc.subjectdeveloping & implementing curriculumen_us
dc.subjectlanguage learningen_us
dc.subjectontario secondary schoolsen_us
dc.titlechallenges faced by young adult african 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 with refugee status in ontario schoolsen_us
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etd.degree.namem.ed.en_us
etd.degree.levelmasteren_us
etd.degree.disciplineeducationen_us
etd.degree.grantor阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 en_us
dc.contributor.committeememberbrady, patrick


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