202 pages
228 x 145mm
ISBN: 978 185856 055 7
Published 1998

There are now over 35,000 asylum-seeking and refugee children in British schools. These children have arrived at a time when British policy towards asylum-seekers has become increasingly restrictive. Although national asylum policy is negative many positive projects at LEA and school level are offering real support to refugee children.

Refugee Education describes some of the successful initiatives and shows how provision for refugee children can be made effective. The book examines:

• the psychological adaption of refugee children and young people


• the educational experiences of older refugee students


• induction practice


• positive strategies to combat racism and xenophobia


• home/school liason


• supporting unaccompanied refugee children

Jill Rutter is Education Officer at the Refugee Council and also works at the Refugee Education initiative, London Institute of Education. She is author of Refugee Children in the Classroom, also published by Trentham.

Crispin Jones is Senior Lecturer in Urban Education at the Institute of Education, University of london, and is co-author of Postmodernity and European Education Systems and New Teachers in an Urban Comprehensive School, both from Trentham