Successfully adapting to Canada: refugee youths share their expertise

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dc.contributor.advisorArthur, Nancy
dc.contributor.authorBisson, M.A. Suzie
dc.date.accessioned2017-12-18T22:37:47Z
dc.date.available2017-12-18T22:37:47Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.descriptionBibliography: p. 155-178en
dc.description.abstractRefugee youth resettle in Canada in search of a better future. Their adaptation process however is filled with challenges. A model of refugee adaptation and development and narrative theory were used as the guiding theoretical framework of this research. The purpose of this participatory action research study was to find out, from the youth themselves, what facilitates the successful adaptation process of refugee youth in Canada. To do so, three youth from three different continents came together to identify numerous factors that have contributed to helping them successfully adapt to the school system, learn to feel safe at school and within their community, cope with the impact of violence in their life, and adapt as a family. The findings of this study suggest that refugee youth's successful adaptation process is a shared responsibility between the youth, their family, and that of Canadian society.
dc.format.extentxiii, 183 leaves ; 30 cm.en
dc.identifier.citationBisson, M. A. (2012). Successfully adapting to Canada: refugee youths share their expertise (Doctoral thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/5051en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/5051
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/106052
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
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dc.titleSuccessfully adapting to Canada: refugee youths share their expertise
dc.typedoctoral thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineEducational Research
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)
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ucalgary.thesis.accessionTheses Collection 58.002:Box 2103 627942973
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