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Educational Experiences of Congolese Refugee Students in Lansing, MI Public High Schools

Petro, Samwel Mnanga
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1696445602416592

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2023, Master of Arts (MA), Bowling Green State University, Cross-Cultural, International Education.
This study explores the implementation of the global refugee educational policy on the educational experience of Congolese refugee students in the United States (U.S) public schools. The current policy stresses the integration of refugee students into the national education system of receiving countries. The study involves high school Congolese refugee students who have resettled in Lansing, Michigan under the U.S Refugee Admission Program (USRAP). Based on previous studies, these students arrive in the U.S with a unique migration experience which often causes socio-emotional challenges, family separation, trauma, communication barriers, and cultural shock. The participants are aged between 18 and 22 and are considered to have a disrupted educational experience. Consequently, this study examines the influence of migration and pre-migration experiences on the educational experience of refugee students in the U.S public schools. In examining educational experience, this paper will focus on three contexts: the country of origin, transition country, and receiving country. People interested in the experiences of Congolese refugees in the U.S education will find this study helpful because the resettlement experience of Congolese is still understudied. Lastly, people who study the integration of refugees in places where there are not large foreign-born communities would also find this study useful.
Christopher Frey, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
Bruce Collet, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Jenjira Yahirun, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
141 p.
Education; Education Policy
Refugees; Global Refugee Educational Policy; Educational Integration; Forced Migration;

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  • Petro, S. M. (2023). Educational Experiences of Congolese Refugee Students in Lansing, MI Public High Schools [Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1696445602416592

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Petro, Samwel. Educational Experiences of Congolese Refugee Students in Lansing, MI Public High Schools. 2023. Bowling Green State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1696445602416592.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Petro, Samwel. "Educational Experiences of Congolese Refugee Students in Lansing, MI Public High Schools." Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University, 2023. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1696445602416592

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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