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The United States is currently the world's largest reception and placement country of the nearly 22 million refugees worldwide. Of the numbers of refugees resettled, almost half of them are under the age of 18 and are arriving in American schools having experienced trauma, stress, and limited education during the conflict in their home country. Teacher experiences with refugee students can have a profound effect on the way refugee children feel they are received in the school community. Drawing on previous studies that emphasize the challenges that refugee students face, this thesis looks at the training that teachers receive that prepares them to work with refugee students in public schools in Maricopa County, Arizona. Through a review of the literature and data collected from teacher and former refugee student interviews, this research explores what teachers know and need to know to teach refugee students successfully. Innovative practices that teachers employ are also highlighted, and recommendations for further research, policy, and practice are provided.
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- Teacher training to support refugee students in Maricopa County, AZ schools
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- Henderson, Joanna (Author)
- Schugurensky, Daniel, 1958- (Thesis advisor)
- Arzubiaga, Angela (Thesis advisor)
- Androff, David (Committee member)
- Arizona State University (Publisher)
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2017
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- thesisPartial requirement for: M.A., Arizona State University, 2017
- bibliographyIncludes bibliographical references (pages 90-96)
- Field of study: Social and cultural pedagogy
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by Joanna Henderson