Nyanlända studenters behov av utbildning : Möjligheter och hinder
(2016) Nordisk forskningskonferens om miljö- och hållbarhetsutbildning- Abstract
- Refugees arrive in Sweden in connection with wars and repressive conditions in their countries of origin or refuge. Recently, many have come from the Middle East, and Syria in particular. The situation of refugees has a wide range of consequences for education in the host country, including higher education. Validation and admissions procedures involve administrative challenges, and language is another salient issue. However, the need to accommodate heterogeneous student groups also has implications for teaching approaches and changes the types of knowledge that can be collaboratively produced in academic settings. Different kinds of knowledge and competences become relevant in education and research. Finally, the multiplication of... (More)
- Refugees arrive in Sweden in connection with wars and repressive conditions in their countries of origin or refuge. Recently, many have come from the Middle East, and Syria in particular. The situation of refugees has a wide range of consequences for education in the host country, including higher education. Validation and admissions procedures involve administrative challenges, and language is another salient issue. However, the need to accommodate heterogeneous student groups also has implications for teaching approaches and changes the types of knowledge that can be collaboratively produced in academic settings. Different kinds of knowledge and competences become relevant in education and research. Finally, the multiplication of direct links between Sweden and the Middle East has implications for sustainability learning and action capabilities, creating opportunities in areas such as climate resilience, food security, transitions away from fossile fuels, sustainable physical planning, water management or the development of alternative technologies. (Less)
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- author
- Nordén, Birgitta LU and Avery, Helen LU
- organization
- alternative title
- Newly arrived students’ education needs : opportunites and barriers
- publishing date
- 2016
- type
- Contribution to conference
- publication status
- unpublished
- subject
- keywords
- sustainability, global challenges, global education, refugee education, newly arrived students, higher education
- conference name
- Nordisk forskningskonferens om miljö- och hållbarhetsutbildning
- conference location
- Örebro, Sweden
- conference dates
- 2016-10-27 - 2016-10-28
- language
- Swedish
- LU publication?
- yes
- id
- 57df7e29-6ff5-4cbd-8c0b-1a97fdf6ac6a
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- 2016-12-27 20:03:31
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abstract = {{Refugees arrive in Sweden in connection with wars and repressive conditions in their countries of origin or refuge. Recently, many have come from the Middle East, and Syria in particular. The situation of refugees has a wide range of consequences for education in the host country, including higher education. Validation and admissions procedures involve administrative challenges, and language is another salient issue. However, the need to accommodate heterogeneous student groups also has implications for teaching approaches and changes the types of knowledge that can be collaboratively produced in academic settings. Different kinds of knowledge and competences become relevant in education and research. Finally, the multiplication of direct links between Sweden and the Middle East has implications for sustainability learning and action capabilities, creating opportunities in areas such as climate resilience, food security, transitions away from fossile fuels, sustainable physical planning, water management or the development of alternative technologies.}},
author = {{Nordén, Birgitta and Avery, Helen}},
keywords = {{sustainability; global challenges; global education; refugee education; newly arrived students; higher education}},
language = {{swe}},
title = {{Nyanlända studenters behov av utbildning : Möjligheter och hinder}},
year = {{2016}},
}