Refugees, immigrants, and education in the global south : lives in motion /
"The unprecedented human mobility the world is now experiencing poses new and unparalleled challenges regarding the provision of social and educational services throughout the global South. This volume examines the role played by schooling in immigrant incorporation or exclusion, using case stu...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Routledge,
2013.
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| Series: | Routledge research in education ;
94 |
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| Online Access: | https://recursos.uloyola.es/login?url=https://accedys.uloyola.es:8443/accedix0/sitios/ebook.php?id=133966 |
| Summary: | "The unprecedented human mobility the world is now experiencing poses new and unparalleled challenges regarding the provision of social and educational services throughout the global South. This volume examines the role played by schooling in immigrant incorporation or exclusion, using case studies of Thailand, India, Nepal, Hong Kong/PRC, the Philippines, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Kenya, Egypt, South Africa, Senegal, Sudan, Mexico, and the Dominican Republic. Drawing on key concepts in anthropology, the authors offer timely sociocultural analyses of how governments manage increasing diversity and how immigrants strategize to maximize their educational investments. The findings have significant implications for global efforts to expand educational inclusion and equity"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (viii, 260 pages) : illustration |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781135080310 |