TY  - CHAP
AB  - Abstract Canada’s immigration goals are multifaceted and ambitious, reflecting both a desire to attract those who can contribute economically and culturally and offer protection to the displaced and the persecuted. Alongside these goals is a pledge that newcomers will receive the services and supports they need to fully integrate into Canada’s cultural and economic landscape. This chapter argues that post-secondary institutions, working in partnership with community organizations and primary/secondary schools, are well positioned to facilitate economic and cultural integration, particularly for otherwise vulnerable refugee groups. However, the authors’ previous research illustrates the many barriers refugee youth face in accessing Canadian post-secondary education. The authors hypothesize that efforts to increase post-secondary access – and, thereby, facilitate the accomplishment of immigration goals – will be most effective when specific age groups within the refugee demographic are targeted; in particular, younger children who have spent more time in the Canadian education system. This approach requires a shift in settlement practice from that of meeting only initial, urgent settlement needs, to one that enables the development of economic and cultural capacity. The authors envision a program that, on the one hand, helps refugees to value and gain the broad benefits of post-secondary education, while, on the other hand, directs post-secondary institutions to offer programs and pathways that are more inclusive to the unique challenges faced by this vulnerable demographic.
VL  - 15
SN  - 978-1-78714-799-7, 978-1-78714-800-0/2055-3641
DO  - 10.1108/S2055-364120180000015007
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/S2055-364120180000015007
AU  - Reddick Donald
AU  - Sadler Lisa
ED  - Enakshi Sengupta
ED  - Patrick Blessinger
PY  - 2019
Y1  - 2019/01/01
TI  - Post-Secondary Education and the Full Integration of Government-Assisted Refugees in Canada: A Direction for Program Innovation
T2  - Language, Teaching, and Pedagogy for Refugee Education
T3  - Innovations in Higher Education Teaching and Learning
PB  - Emerald Publishing Limited
SP  - 59
EP  - 73
Y2  - 2024/04/19
ER  -