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Book SynopsisHigher Education Challenges for Migrant and Refugee Students in a Global World informs readers of theory, policy and practice of refugee and migrant equitable access to higher education, especially indicating how policy makers, educational leaders and practitioners can support refugees, asylum seekers, and other migrants' inclusion in higher education institutions in the global world. The chapters composing each section of this book constitute a compilation of research addressing experience relating to the overwhelming flow of refugee and asylum seekers in various higher education systems. There are 41 contributors located in 12 countries (Austria, Canada, Czechia, Germany, Holland, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Kenya, Palestine, Turkey and the United States) who deal with the topics of refugees and immigrants in higher education in different world regions, including Africa, the Middle East, Europe and North America.
Trade Review“Economic and political crises throughout the world have caused millions of people to seek refuge and better futures in other nations. «Higher Education Challenges for Migrant and Refugee Students in a Global World» is a thoughtful international understanding of many of the important limits and possibilities of higher education policies and practices for many of these people.” Michael W. Apple, University of Wisconsin–Madison, USA
“Studies of international student mobility have, to date, tended to focus on the experiences and mobility patterns of the privileged. This is an important text that diverts our gaze instead to those who migrate under very different conditions—and the potentially significant impact higher education can have on the lives of refugees and other displaced persons. It draws on a wide range of material from various geographical contexts to explore commonalities and differences in the experiences of refugee students. The book will also be of interest to scholars of student migration, as well as those of global higher education policy and practice.” Rachel Brooks, University of Surrey, UK
“This collection of essays offers a very valuable addition to emergent scholarship within the social sciences on education and migration/mobilities. The focus on displaced populations is especially needed. As the editors note, flows of refugees and asylum seekers are often comprised of large numbers of individuals of school age in need of education. This book offers some very useful perspectives on the implications of this for higher education in the contemporary world.” Johanna L. Waters, University of Oxford, UK
“«Higher Education Challenges for Migrant and Refugee Students in a Global World» is a very timely and important volume by renowned international scholars about the consequences of an undeclared world war on higher education systems around the world as millions of people are displaced because of brutal wars, ethnic cleansing, and massacres.” Hasan Simsek, Istanbul Kültür University, Turkey
“«Higher Education Challenges for Migrant and Refugee Students in a Global World» will walk you through theoretical and evidence-based perspectives of migrations and the most important policy questions. This book tells the experiences of different countries and national institutions that have been involved in refugee crises. In the retelling of individual stories, it will profoundly enrich your understanding of migrant and refugee student experiences.” Melita Kovacevic, University of Zagreb, Croatia
“At a time when humanity is struggling to grasp the full implications of migration in the twenty-first century—a phenomenon that has both social and economic dimensions and impacts upon all economic sectors—this book provides useful insights into its consequences while at the same time drawing attention to the link between migrants and refugees and challenges in higher education (a key driver of sustainable development) in an effective yet sensitive manner.” Anna Saiti, Harokopio University, Greece
Table of ContentsFigures and Tables – Acknowledgments – Hans de Wit: Foreword: Refugees, Migrants and Global Challenges in Higher Education: A Call for Connection and Attention! – Khalid Arar/Kussai Haj-Yehia/David B. Ros/Yasar Kondakci: Preface – Khalid Arar/Kussai Haj-Yehia/David B. Ross/Yasar Kondakci: Introduction: Higher Education Challenges for Migrant and Refugee Students in a Global World – Section I: Higher Education, Theory, Policy and Integration of Migrants and Refugees – Iris BenDavid-Hadar: Refugees in Higher Education – Carol A. Kochhar-Bryant: Higher Education as an Instrument of Social Inclusion for Displaced Students and Refugees – Duncan Waite/Jason R. Swisher: In the United States, Is There a Home and Access to Higher Education for Migrants, Immigrants and Refugees? – Ann Toler Hilliard: Effective Leadership: U.S. Educational Institutions Can Accommodate Immigrants, Refugees and Displaced Students – Bryce Loo: North American Policy and Practice: Refugee Qualifications and Access to Higher Education – Valerie MOMO: From Brain Drain to Return Migration and Brain Gain in Africa: A Three-Level Theoretical Analysis – Section II: Addressing the Crisis of Higher Education for Refugee and Immigrant Students – Bernhard Streitwieser/Maria Anne Schmidt/Lukas Brueck/Katharina Marlen Gläsener: Not Quite a Crisis but a Coping Challenge: How Berlin Universities Responded to the 2015–2016 Refugee Influx – Daniel D. Liou/Tamara Coronella/Raquel Fong/Lindsay Romasanta: The Influence of the ‘Trump Effect’ on Latina Immigrant Student Aspirations and Expectations for STEM Achievement – Terezie Vávrová/Dana Moree: Student Immigrants and NGO Activists in the Same Boat – Lisa Unangst/Hans de Wit: Refugees in the German Tertiary Sector: Mapping Service Gaps at Research Universities – Brynja Elisabeth Halldórsdóttir/Jón Ingvar Kjaran: Getting a ‘Feel for the Game’: How Do (Im)Migrant Students in Iceland Experience Higher Education and Gain Access to the Field? – Yasar Kondakci/Ozgur Onen: Migrants, Refugees and Higher Education in Turkey – Section III: Special Practical Cases of Higher Education Accessibility for Migrants and Refugees – Khalid Arar/Kussai Haj-Yehia/Fadiya Ibrahim/Muhammad Khalaily: Circular Migration and the Former USSR: Experiences and Conflicts of Graduates from the Palestinian Arab Minority in Israel – Maricris R. Eleno-Orama/David B. Ross: Southeast Asian and Pacific Islander Students in STEM Programs: Examining Student-Faculty Interactions – Jennifer W. Khamasi/Cynthia C. Nicol, Samson N. Madera/Karen Meyer: Living, Learning and Teaching in a Refugee Camp: Biographies of Perseverance – Seyda Subasi/Michelle Proyer/Tatjana Atanasoska: Re-Accessing Higher Education: Regulations and Challenges for Refugees in Austria and Turkey – Jennifer Riggan/Amanda Poole: Higher Education, Hospitality and Onward Movement: Eritrean University Students and Ethiopian Refugee Policy – Zeynel Amaç/Durmuş Burak/Muhammet Ruhat Yaşar: Higher Education Experiences of a Female Syrian Refugee Student: Aisha’s Student Journey – Kussai Haj-Yehia/Khalid Arar: Arab World Refugee Challenges in Higher Education: The Case of Syrian Refugee Students in Jordan – Contributors – Index.
