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Social and Curricular Inclusion in Refugee Education: Critical Approaches to Education Advocacy
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Abstract Recognizing refugee students, families, and communities as a source of knowledge and social change, this article offers two case studies of innovative, deliberative, and labor‐intensive practices toward meaningful social inclusion of refugee parents and students in education. The first example focus... view more
Recognizing refugee students, families, and communities as a source of knowledge and social change, this article offers two case studies of innovative, deliberative, and labor‐intensive practices toward meaningful social inclusion of refugee parents and students in education. The first example focuses on the multiyear effort by the Parent‐Student‐Resident Organization (PSRO) in San Diego, California, an education advocacy group organized and led by local parents to institutionalize social inclusion programs for refugees and other systemically excluded students. The second example analyzes the Refugee Teaching Institute in Merced, California, organized with the Critical Refugee Studies Collective (CRSC), to work with teachers to create a refugee‐centered curriculum. In both case studies, organizers depart from deficit models of refugee education by foregrounding student and parent empowerment and bringing together diverse stakeholders to generate and implement a shared vision for teaching and learning. Through sharing insights glimpsed from participant observation and extended conversations with participants in each case study, this article shifts the reference point in refugee education from that of school authorities to that of refugees themselves. Through reflecting on the challenges of effecting systemic change, we argue for a model of educational transformation that is ongoing, intentionally collaborative, and cumulative.... view less
Keywords
inclusion; refugee; social change; education system; parents' initiative; immigration
Classification
Migration, Sociology of Migration
Sociology of Education
Free Keywords
critical refugee studies; cultural humility; curricular inclusion; refugee education advocacy; refugee teaching; systems change
Document language
English
Publication Year
2023
Page/Pages
p. 104-114
Journal
Social Inclusion, 11 (2023) 2
Issue topic
Effecting Systemic Change: Critical Strategic Approaches to Social Inclusion
ISSN
2183-2803
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed