Refugee Resettlement in Canada: Educational Considerations for School Leaders and Community Stakeholders

• In Event: Marriott Roundtable Session 13
  In Roundtable Session: Examining Practices to Support the Education of Refugee Students Across Varied Contexts

Abstract

The rapid response to settle refugees in Canada has had a profound effect on communities, schools, and social service agencies. School systems have had to quickly prepare for the large number of refugee children entering K-12 classrooms. The research program discussed in this paper spanned from April 2017 - October 2018 and was designed to help organizational stakeholders and school leaders better understand the educational and adjustment issues for refugees and to find ways to collaborate and connect with each other to find new approaches to supporting refugee students.

Author

• Jan Stewart, University of Winnipeg