Pathways to Success: A Narrative Inquiry into the Settlement and Integration Experiences of Refugees from Ethiopia in Canada

Cherinet, Abinet

Pathways to Success: A Narrative Inquiry into the Settlement and Integration Experiences of Refugees from Ethiopia in Canada

dc.contributor.advisor	Guo, Shibao
dc.contributor.author	Cherinet, Abinet
dc.contributor.committeemember	Jubas, Kaela
dc.contributor.committeemember	Simmons, Marlon
dc.contributor.committeemember	Wong, Lloyd
dc.contributor.committeemember	Entigar, Katherine E.
dc.date	2024-05
dc.date.accessioned	2024-04-30T20:55:22Z
dc.date.available	2024-04-30T20:55:22Z
dc.date.issued	2024-04-26
dc.description.abstract	This study explored pathways to success through a narrative inquiry into the settlement and integration experiences of refugees from Ethiopia living in Canada. The study filled an important gap in information that accounted for success by refugees, although there was ample evidence regarding the structural challenges faced by all groups of newcomers in Canada. The end-goal was to develop a deeper understanding into how adult learning could be tailored to meet the needs of refugees and possibly other groups of newcomers. The theoretical frameworks that guided this study included insights about the role of agency, structure, and lifelong learning primarily through the scholarly contributions by Pierre Bourdieu, Anthony Giddens, and Peter Jarvis. Additionally, the study included insights by multiple scholars who explored the settlement and integration experiences of newcomers in Canada. The narrative data was collected through conversational interviews with the participants. Afterwards, the data was transcribed, analyzed, and stored in consideration of ethical practices. The study revealed multiple perspectives on the meaning of success based on insights shared by the participants. Notably, all of the participants attributed their agency as the primary factor in pathways to success, despite multiple structural barriers throughout settlement and integration in Canada. Still, the participants acknowledged the merits of structural and social support. Conclusively, lifelong learning played a key role to enhance agency.
dc.identifier.citation	Cherinet, A. (2024). Pathways to success: a narrative inquiry into the settlement and integration experiences of refugees from Ethiopia in Canada (Doctoral thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca.
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/1880/118575
dc.language.iso	en
dc.publisher.faculty	Graduate Studies
dc.publisher.institution	University of Calgary
dc.rights	University of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subject	Agency
dc.subject	Habitus
dc.subject	Social Capital
dc.subject	Structure
dc.subject	Adult Learning
dc.subject	Lifelong Learning
dc.subject	Narrative Inquiry
dc.subject	Success
dc.subject	Refugees from Ethiopia
dc.subject	Newcomers
dc.subject	Settlement and Integration
dc.subject.classification	Education--Adult and Continuing
dc.subject.classification	History--African
dc.subject.classification	Anthropology--Cultural
dc.subject.classification	History--Black
dc.subject.classification	Ethnic and Racial Studies
dc.subject.classification	Education--Social Sciences
dc.title	Pathways to Success: A Narrative Inquiry into the Settlement and Integration Experiences of Refugees from Ethiopia in Canada
dc.type	doctoral thesis
thesis.degree.discipline	Education Graduate Program – Educational Research
thesis.degree.grantor	University of Calgary
thesis.degree.name	Doctor of Education (EdD)
ucalgary.thesis.accesssetbystudent	I do not require a thesis withhold – my thesis will have open access and can be viewed and downloaded publicly as soon as possible.