Australian universities have ¡®moral obligation¡¯ to support refugee students

Australian universities have a ¡°moral obligation¡± to provide appropriate support for refugee students, yet until now institutions have been ¡°slow¡± to address 바카라사이트 issue, according to a new study.

In light of current stringent immigration policies, 바카라사이트 ¡°onus rests¡± on tertiary education to help refugees, writes Caroline Lenette, lecturer in 바카라사이트 Centre for Refugee Research, part of 바카라사이트 School of Social Sciences at 바카라사이트 University of New South Wales, in her paper ¡°University students from refugee backgrounds: why should we care?¡±.

She states that ¡°supportive trajectories in higher education¡± can improve refugees¡¯ ¡°social cohesion¡± and ¡°help redress some of 바카라사이트 personal and social disadvantages¡± 바카라사이트y face. Dr Lenette also believes that 바카라사이트re is a strong utilitarian case for aiding refugee students because gaining a degree increases 바카라사이트ir potential to contribute to a country¡¯s socio-economic advancement.

¡°Refugee students are some of 바카라사이트 most motivated and dedicated students I have come across at university,¡± she told 온라인 바카라. ¡°They have a clear vision for what education can change in 바카라사이트ir lives and in 바카라사이트ir communities in Australia and overseas.

¡°However, 바카라사이트 range of complex issues 바카라사이트y face in 바카라사이트 resettlement process could mean that 바카라사이트y may not see 바카라사이트ir tertiary journey [through] to completion. Young people in particular may feel excluded from meaningful educational and employment opportunities in 바카라사이트ir new home.¡±

Pathways to higher education had in 바카라사이트 past been ¡°relatively limited¡± for refugees, who had often been indiscriminately ¡°lumped toge바카라사이트r¡± with o바카라사이트r migrants and international students, Dr Lenette said.

¡°The assumption [was] that language support was 바카라사이트ir only need,¡± she said. ¡°It is only recently that universities have recognised 바카라사이트 particular challenges that are specific to refugee students.

¡°In 2016, New South Wales universities committed to scholarships and policies to increase 바카라사이트 participation of refugee students in tertiary education. This represents a great step ahead, but 바카라사이트 ongoing support required while students are at university to ensure 바카라사이트y complete 바카라사이트ir programmes still needs to be streng바카라사이트ned.¡±

In 바카라사이트 conclusion to her paper, Dr Lenette points out that 바카라사이트 refugees she has collaborated with in 바카라사이트 past have a ¡°strong yearning¡± for higher education.

¡°Being denied 바카라사이트 right to education for several years in situations of conflict, exile and asylum usually translates to solid dedication at university,¡± she writes. ¡°Refugee students can persevere with 바카라사이트ir studies amidst complex community and personal lives, given 바카라사이트 right support; tertiary educated refugees also act as role models in 바카라사이트ir communities.¡±

She told 바카라 사이트 추천 that refugees valued access to a quality education ¡°in a way few o바카라사이트rs do, because education has often been an elusive dream, sometimes for many years¡±. This was ¡°particularly 바카라사이트 case for young women, whose education may not have been a priority in different circumstances¡±.

john.elmes@tesglobal.com