A Qualitative Exploration of the Tertiary Education Experiences of Refugee and Asylum Seekers in Australia

References

• Anderson, J. R. (2018). Implicit and explicit attitudes toward asylum seekers: Demographic and ideological correlates. Australian Psychologist, 53(2), 181–191. doi:10.1111/ap.12229
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Anderson, J. R., & Ferguson, R. (2018). Demographic and ideological correlates of negative attitudes toward asylum seekers: A meta-analytic review. Australian Journal of Psychology, 70(1), 18–29. doi:10.1111/ajpy.12162
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Anderson, J. R., & Guan, Y. (2017). Implicit Acculturation and the Academic Adjustment of Chinese Student Sojourners in Australia. Australian Psychologist, 53(5), 444–453. doi:10.1111/ap.12332
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Anderson, J. R., Guan, Y., & Koc, Y. (2016). The academic adjustment scale: Measuring the adjustment of permanent resident or sojourner students. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 54, 68–76. doi:10.1016/j.ijintrel.2016.07.006
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Arthur, N. (2017). Supporting international students through strengthening their social resources. Studies in Higher Education, 42(5), 887–894. doi:10.1080/03075079.2017.1293876
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Australian Human Rights Commission (2013). Asylum seekers, refugees and human rights: Snapshot report. Retrieved from https://www.humanrights.gov.au/sites/default/files/document/publication/snapshot_report_2013.pdf
   Google Scholar
• Baker, S., Ramsay, G., Irwin, E., & Miles, L. (2018). Hot’,‘Cold’and ‘Warm’supports: Towards theorising where refugee students go for assistance at university. Teaching in Higher Education, 23(1), 1–16. doi:10.1080/13562517.2017.1332028
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Bang, H. (2017). Iraqi refugee high school students’ academic adjustment. Diaspora, Indigenous, and Minority Education, 11(1), 45–59. doi:10.1080/15595692.2016.1202232
   Google Scholar
• Baranik, L., Hurst, C., & Eby, L. (2017). The stigma of being a refugee: A mixed-method study of refugees’ experiences of vocational stress. Journal of Vocational Behaviour, 105, 116–130.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Bennett, S., & Adriel, C. (2014). Resettled young Sudanese and Somali refugees have high vocational and educational ambitions despite experiences of school disruption and language difficulties. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 61(1), 35–36. doi:10.1111/1440-1630.12092
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Berry, J. W. (1990). Psychology of Acculturation. Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press.
   Google Scholar
• Berry, J. W. (1997). Immigration, acculturation, and adaptation. Applied Psychology in Psychology, 46, 5–34. doi:10.1111/j.1464-0597.1997.tb01087.x
   Google Scholar
• Berry, J. W. (2005). Acculturation: Living successfully in two cultures. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 29(6), 697–712. doi:10.1016/j.ijintrel.2005.07.013
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Birman, D., Trickett, E., & Vinokurov, A. (2002). Acculturation and adaptation of soviet Jewish refugee adolescents: Predictors of adjustment across life domains. American Journal of Community Psychology, 30(5), 585–607. doi:10.1023/A:1016323213871
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Braun, V., & Clarke, V. (2006). Using thematic analysis in psychology. Qualitative Research in Psychology, 3(2), 77–101. doi:10.1191/1478088706qp063oa
   Google Scholar
• Cheung, P. (1995). Acculturation and psychiatric morbidity among Cambodian refugees in New Zealand. International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 41(2), 108–119. doi:10.1177/002076409504100204
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Clark, A., Gilbert, A., Rao, D., & Kerr, L. (2014). Excuse me, do any of you ladies speak English?’ Perspectives of refugee women living in South Australia: Barriers to accessing primary health care and achieving the Quality Use of Medicines. Australian Journal of Primary Health, 20(1), 92–97. doi:10.1071/PY11118
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Cowling, M., Anderson, J. R., & Ferguson, R. (2018). Prejudice-Relevant correlates of attitudes towards refugees: A meta-analysis. Journal of Refugee Studies (Studies), doi:10.1093/jrs/fey062
   Google Scholar
• Department of Immigration and Border Protection (2016). On-shore humanitarian programme 2015-16. Retrieved from https://www.border.gov.au/ReportsandPublications/Documents/statistics/ohp-april-16.pdf
   Google Scholar
• Deslandes, C., & Anderson, J. R. (2019). Religion and prejudice towards immigrants and refugees: A meta-analytic review. The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion, 2, 128–145. doi:10.1080/10508619.2019.1570814
   Google Scholar
• Dinh, K., Weinstein, T., Tein, J., & Roosa, M. (2013). A mediation model of the relationship of cultural variables to internalizing and externalizing problem behaviour among Cambodian American youth. Asian American Journal of Psychology, 4(3), 176–184. doi:10.1037/a0030165
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Duan, C., & Vu, P. (2000). Acculturation of Vietnamese students living in or away from Vietnamese communities. Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 28(4), 225–242. doi:10.1002/j.2161-1912.2000.tb00617.x
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Easterbrook, M. J., Kuppens, T., & Manstead, A. S. (2016). The education effect: Higher educational qualifications are robustly associated with beneficial personal and socio-political outcomes. Social Indicators Research, 126(3), 1261–1298. doi:10.1007/s11205-015-0946-1
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Harris, V., & Marlowe, J. (2011). Hard yards and high hopes: The educational challenges of African refugee university students in Australia. International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 23, 186–196. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/2292/21747
   Google Scholar
• Hartley, L. K., Anderson, J. R., & Pedersen, A. (2018). Process in the community, detain offshore or “turn back the boats”? Predicting Australian asylum-seeker policy support from false beliefs, prejudice, and political ideology. Journal of Refugee Studies, (advanced online version). doi:10.1093/jrs/fey048
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Hartley, L., Fleay, C., & Tye, M. E. (2017). Exploring physical activity engagement and barriers for asylum seekers in Australia coping with prolonged uncertainty and no right to work. Health & Social Care in the Community, 25(3), 1190–1198. doi:10.1111/hsc.12419
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Haslam, S. A., Jetten, J., Postmes, T., & Haslam, C. (2009). Social identity, health and well‐being: An emerging agenda for applied psychology. Applied Psychology, 58(1), 1–23. doi:10.1111/j.1464-0597.2008.00379.x
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Haslam, N., & Holland, E. (2012). Attitudes towards asylum seekers: The Australian experience. In D. Bretherton & N. Balvin (Eds.), Peace Psychology in Australia (pp. 107–120). New York, NY: Springer US.
   Google Scholar
• Hatoss, A., O’Neill, S., & Eacersall, D. (2012). Career choices: Linguistic and educational socialization of Sudanese-backgrounds high-school students in Australia. Linguistics and Education, 23(1), 16–30. doi:10.1016/j.linged.2011.10.003
   Google Scholar
• Hirsch, A., & Maylea, C. (2016). Education denied: People seeking asylum and refugees trapped in limbo. New Community Quarterly Journal for Social Justice, Sustainability, Community Development, and Human Rights, 14(55), 19–24. Retrieved from https://ssrn.com/abstract=2916950
   Google Scholar
• Joyce, A., Earnest, J., de Mori, G., & Silvagni, G. Y. (2010). The experiences of students from refugee backgrounds at universities in Australia: Reflections on the social, emotional, and practical challenges. Journal of Refugee Studies, 23(1), 82–97. doi:10.1093/jrs/feq001
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Kanno, Y., & Varghese, M. (2010). Immigrant and refugee ESL students’ challenges to accessing four-year college education: From language policy to educational policy. Journal of Language. Identity, & Education, 9, 310–328. doi:10.1080/15348458.2010.517693
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Kodithuwakku, N. D. (2010). Resettlement and Integration of Refugees: An Exploration of Life Experiences and Adjustment of Refugees in Louisville Metropolitan Area (Unpublished doctoral dissertation). Spalding University, Kentucky.
   Google Scholar
• Kovacev, L., & Shute, R. (2004). Acculturation and social support in relation to psychosocial adjustment of adolescent refugees resettled in Australia. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 28(3), 259–267. doi:10.1080/01650250344000497
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Le, M. H. (2004). Behavioural Acculturation, Psychological Acculturation, and Psychological Well-Being Across Generations of Vietnamese Immigrants and Refugees (Unpublished doctoral dissertation). University of Nebraska, Nebraska.
   Google Scholar
• Legatum Prosperity Index (2018). The Legatum Prosperity Index™ 2017: Creating the pathways from poverty to prosperity. Retrieved from London, United Kingdom: www.prosperity.com/globe/australia
   Google Scholar
• Louis, W. R., Duck, J. M., Terry, D. J., Schuller, R. A., & Lalonde, R. N. (2007). Why do citizens want to keep refugees out? Threats, fairness and hostile norms in the treatment of asylum seekers. European Journal of Social Psychology, 37(1), 53–73. doi:10.1002/ejsp.329
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Matthews, J. (2008). Schooling and settlement: Refugee education in Australia. International Studies in Sociology of Education, 18(1), 31–45. doi:10.1080/09620210802195947
   Google Scholar
• Merkin, R. S., & Ramadan, R. (2016). Communication practices in the US and Syria. SpringerPlus, 5(1), 845–857. doi:10.1186/s40064-016-2486-9
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Naidoo, L. (2015). Educating refugee-background students in Australian schools and universities. Intercultural Education, 26(3), 210–217. doi:10.1080/14675986.2015.1048079
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Ondis, G. W. (1994). A Descriptive Study of the Adaptation and Acculturation of Vietnamese Refugees Living in and around Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Unpublished doctoral dissertation). University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Unpublished doctoral dissertation). University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
   Google Scholar
• Pham, T., & Harris, R. (2001). Acculturation strategies among Vietnamese-Americans. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 25(3), 279–300. doi:10.1016/S0147-1767(01)00004-9
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Phillimore, J., & Goodson, L. (2008). Making a place in the global city: The relevance of indicators of integration. Journal of Refugee Studies, 21(3), 305–325. doi:10.1093/jrs/fen025
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Rajab, A., Rahman, H. A., Panatik, S. A., & Mansor, N. S. (2014). Acculturative stress among international students. Journal of Economics. Business, and Management, 21(277), 80–84. doi:10.7763/joemb.2014.v2.136
   Google Scholar
• Ramirez, M., & Matthews, J. (2008). Living in the NOW: Young people from refugee backgrounds pursuing respect, risk and fun. Journal of Youth Studies, 11(1), 83–92. doi:10.1080/13676260701728814
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Refugee Council of Australia (2013). Housing issues for refugees and asylum seekers in Australia: A literature review. Retrieved from https://www.refugeecouncil.org.au/r/rpt/1309_HousingLitRev.pdf
   Google Scholar
• Ross, T. W. (2012). Post-Secondary Educational Experiences in the Acculturation of Resettled Refugees in the United States (Unpublished doctoral dissertation). Keiser University, Florida.
   Google Scholar
• Savic, M., Chur-Hansen, A., Mahmood, M. A., & Moore, V. (2013). Separation from family and its impact on the mental health of Sudanese refugees in Australia: A qualitative study. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 37(4), 383–388. doi:10.1111/1753-6405.12088
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Schreier, S.-S., Heinrichs, N., Alden, L., Rapee, R. M., Hofmann, S. G., Chen, J., … Bögels, S. (2010). Social anxiety and social norms in individualistic and collectivistic countries. Depression and Anxiety, 27(12), 1128–1134. doi:10.1002/da.20746
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Sheikh, M., & Anderson, J. R. (2018). Acculturation patterns and education for refugees and asylum seekers: A systematic literature review. Learning and Individual Differences, 67, 22–32. doi:10.1016/j.lindif.2018.07.003
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Sulaiman-Hill, C., & Thompson, S. (2012). Afghan and Kurdish refugees, 8-20 years after resettlement, still experience psychological distress and challenges to well-being. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 36(2), 126–134. doi:10.1111/j.1753-6405.2011.00778.x
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Triandis, H. (1988). Individualism and collectivism. Boulder: Westview Press.
   Google Scholar
• United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (2016). Implementing the right to education. Retrieved from http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0024/002451/245196E.pdf
   Google Scholar
• United Nations High Commissioner for Rufgees (2015). Worldwide displacement hits all-time high as war and persecution increase. Retrieved from http://www.unhcr.org/news/latest/2015/6/558193896/worldwide-displacement-hits-all-time-high-war-persecution-increase.html
   Google Scholar
• United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (2017). Global trends: Forced displacement in 2016. Retrieved from www.unhcr.org/5943e8a34.pdf
   Google Scholar
• Valtonen, K. (1994). The adaptation of Vietnamese refugees in Finland. Journal of Refugee Studies, 7(1), 63–78. doi:10.1093/jrs/7.1.63
   Google Scholar
• Watkins, P., Razee, H., Richters, J. (2012). I'm telling you … the language barrier is the most, the biggest challenge’: Barriers to education among Karen refugee women in Australia. Australian Journal of Education, 56(2), 126–141. doi:10.1177/000494411205600203
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Weiss, R. S. (1995). Learning from strangers: The art and method of qualitative interview studies. New York, NY: The Free Press.
   Google Scholar