Recent Newcomer Policy/Programs for Refugee Students in the U.S. Context

• In Event: Sunday Roundtable Session 3:05 pm
  In Roundtable Session: Emergent Bilingual and Multilingual Learners and the Policies That Impact Them (Table 32)

Abstract

Although the displaced refugee migrant youth have unique needs due to their distinctive language, family, cultural backgrounds, and life histories, the current newcomer policies in the U.S. do not distinguish refugee newcomers and immigrants, which easily renders refugee students invisible in newcomer policy/program implementation. Guided by the frameworks of transnationalism and culturally responsive pedagogy, this literature review will explore 1) how the current newcomer policies/programs have responded to the needs of refugee newcomers in the U.S. and 2) what refugee newcomers experience behind these policies and how their experiences are framed in the literature. The review will hold implications for educators and policymakers in K-12 schools and future research on newcomer refugee students.

Author

• Hannah Kim, University of Colorado - Boulder