Educational interventions for refugee children : theoretical perspectives and implementing best practice / edited by Richard Hamilton and Dennis Moore.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hamilton, Richard J., 1952-

Moore, Dennis, 1949-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Refugee children--Education.

Refugee children.

Refugee children--Services for.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (159 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : RoutledgeFalmer, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

How can schools best prepare themselves to successfully educate refugee children?By focusing on the education of refugee children, this book takes a rare look at a subject of increasing significance in current educational spheres. Highlighting the many difficulties facing refugee children, the editors draw upon a wealth of international experience and resources to present a broad, informative and sensitive text.Educational Interventions for Refugee Children identifies school-based interventions, whilst suggesting methods and measures with which to assess the efficacy of such p

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of illustrations; List of contributors; Preface; Acknowledgements; Education of refugee children: theoretical perspectives and best practice; Refugee trauma, loss and grief: implications for intervention; Second language concerns for refugee children; Resilience; Issues of migration; Schools, teachers and the education of refugee children; Conceptual and policy issues; Education of refugee children: documenting and implementing change; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [117]-132) and index.

ISBN:

1-134-39560-4

0-415-30825-9

1-134-39561-2

1-280-05235-X

0-203-68755-8

9780203687550

OCLC:

271809516