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Refugee youth and their transition from school to further education, training and employment
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Exploring Sociocultural Experiences and Expectations of Refugee Youth Studying in South Australia
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Why conduct this study?
Young people from refugee backgrounds have enormous potential to enhance our nation but they often face unique challenges to complete higher education or training and find employment. Improving education and employment outcomes is important for both the individuals concerned and the broader community as young people’s participation in education and employment directly affects their social, cultural and economic contribution to society What is the study about? The study will explore education and employment outcomes among young people from refugee backgrounds aged between 15 and 24 years. The study will also identify the facilitators and barriers to successful transition from school into further education and employment, assess the extent of youth and family awareness of education, training and employment pathways, and identify available support systems. Who will conduct the study? A group of researchers from the University of South Australia and the University of Adelaide will conduct this study in partnership with our industry partner Multicultural Youth South Australia (MYSA) and research partner Australian Migrant Resource Centre (AMRC). Who will take part in the study? 600 young people aged between 15 and 24 years from the Middle East (Afghanistan Iran, Iraq), South Asia (Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar/Burma, Pakistan) and Africa (Sudan Ethiopia, Somalia, Congo) who have migrated, or whose parents had migrated, to Australia during or after 2002 will be invited to participate in the study. Parents and school teachers will also be invited to participate in the study. |
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How will young people be referred to the study?
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Chief Investigator
A/Professor Tahereh Ziaian
Professor Maureen Dollard Dr Helen Barrie Professor Adrian Esterman Dr Helena de Anstiss Partner Investigator: Ms Tamara Stewart-Jones Research Associate: Dr Teresa Puvimanasinghe Research Assistants: Dr Ali Afsharian PhD Candidate: Ms Emily Miller Partner Organisations Multicultural Youth South Australia (MYSA) Australian Migrant Resource Centre (AMRC) Funding Organisations Australian Research Council - Linkage Scheme (ARC_L) Multicultural Youth South Australia |
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The research is expected to bridge the gap that is often left between research, policy, and practice. While Australia’s growing cultural diversity has given rise to a range of policies and plans that recognise the importance of social inclusion and participation, research continues to trail policy and practice, particularly in relation to youth. The study findings anticipated to lead to a sustainable improvement in the employability of young refugees by providing policy analysts and decision-makers in the education, training, and employment sectors with information about a high profile yet under-researched population group.
South Australia provides a broadly representative sample of refugee youth since it takes a disproportionate share of refugee-humanitarian settlers. Basing the study in SA will allow the researchers considerable depth to investigate state and local as well as federal influences, with the findings of direct relevance to other States and Territories. |
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How to cite this website:
Centre for Workplace Excellence (CWeX) (2019) StressCafé [Promoting healthier, happier, safer, and more productive work environments]. Retrieved from https://www.stresscafe.com.au/ Website Editor: Prof. Maureen Dollard Publication officer: Dr Ali Afsharian |