Journal article
Negotiating 'Community' in Educational Settings: Adult South Sudanese Students in Australia
Journal of Intercultural Studies, Vol.31(4), pp.363-382
2010
Abstract
In the culturally diverse Australian context, the relationship between culture, community and learning is a significant factor in educational outcomes. We argue that teachers and service providers can assist refugee students by being mindful of the students' negotiation of widening circles of community rather than by viewing the learning environment as independent of students' orientation to community. Data for this paper is derived from an ethnographic study of adult south Sudanese engaged in three different Australian learning environments. The concepts of social capital, interdependent self-construal/ conjoint agency and active versus passive settlement styles are used to explore students' sense of belonging to, and negotiation of, different communities in relation to learning. Participants' engagement with learning is mediated through these different levels of community an immediate ethnic group, a south Sudanese community and the wider Australian community. Active participants in the learning environments achieved success by focusing on long-term ethnic community responsibilities, negotiating these responsibilities to prioritise learning and developing strategic relationships with teachers.
Details
- Title
- Negotiating 'Community' in Educational Settings: Adult South Sudanese Students in Australia
- Authors/Creators
- M. Turner (Author/Creator)F. Fozdar (Author/Creator)
- Publication Details
- Journal of Intercultural Studies, Vol.31(4), pp.363-382
- Publisher
- River Seine Publications
- Identifiers
- 991005544609507891
- Copyright
- © 2010 Taylor & Francis.
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Social Sciences and Humanities
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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