Academic experiences of war-zone students in Canada
| Autor: | Hester Dunlap, Susan Elgie, Lana Stermac, Allyson Clarke |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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Self-efficacy
Medical education Sociology and Political Science media_common.quotation_subject education Immigration Migrant education General Social Sciences Social environment Student engagement Academic achievement Social engagement humanities Pedagogy Residence Life-span and Life-course Studies Psychology media_common |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Youth Studies. 15:311-328 |
| ISSN: | 1469-9680 1367-6261 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/13676261.2011.643235 |
| Popis: | This research examined educational outcomes and experiences of late adolescent immigrant students who entered the Canadian educational system following residence in global war-zone regions or areas of extreme civil unrest. Data from a Statistics Canada data-set of 18- to 20-year-old respondents (N = 658) were used to compare the academic achievements, school experiences and self perceptions of war-zone immigrant high school and post-secondary students with those of non-war-zone immigrant youth and Canadian-born youth. The results revealed that war-zone immigrant students performed well in high school and at generally comparable levels to Canadian-born students, however, had longer times to high school completion. High levels of academic engagement, motivation and expectations were seen among war-zone students. Social engagement was found to be lower for both groups of immigrant students. The results are discussed in terms of the positive academic achievements of war-zone immigrant students in Canada and t... |
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