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Beyond the Door Frame: The Role of Educational Policies and Guidelines in (Un)welcoming Black Refugee Students
- Source :
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British Educational Research Journal . 2024 50(4):1595-1616. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Although present in large numbers, Black refugee students do not necessarily feel welcome in Canadian public schools. In fact, research has long demonstrated that they face all sorts of oppressions from peers and educators, despite the abundance of seemingly welcoming discourses in educational policies and guidelines. Through a critical analysis of six curriculum documents published by the Government of Manitoba, and in light of the tenets of the ethic of hospitality and critical race theory, in this paper I discuss the role played by educational policies and guidelines in (un)welcoming Black refugee students. In the pursuit of 'hospitable education', I explore the strengths and weaknesses found in those documents while observing areas for improvement -- with major roadblocks being linked to the pervasiveness of (White) assumptions and expectations as well as a lack of critical self-reflexivity.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0141-1926 and 1469-3518
- Volume :
- 50
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- ERIC
- Journal :
- British Educational Research Journal
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- EJ1434718
- Document Type :
- Journal Articles<br />Information Analyses
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1002/berj.3986