ERIC Number: EJ1190887
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Publication Date: 2014-Dec
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Engaging Refugee Families as Partners in Their Children's Education
Miller, Gloria; Thomas, Cat; Fruechtenicht, Sabrina
Communique, v43 n4 p1, 28-31 Dec 2014
This article reviews effective strategies and resources designed to help engage refugee families and children in the U.S. education system. It is written in response to requests for more information from participants who attended several invited National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) presentations over the last few years. The ideas to be shared are organized under four domains based on an extensive literature review and a series of in-home interviews. These ideas align with the important work now going on nationally and internationally to foster strong family, school, and community partnerships to help welcome, educate, build strong relationships with, and communicate with refugee families and students. Many strategies discussed here also are applicable with newcomer families of all backgrounds and experiences.
Descriptors: Refugees, Family School Relationship, School Community Relationship, Partnerships in Education, Educational Environment, Organizational Communication, Readiness
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Audience: Counselors
Language: English
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