What Do We Know about How Women with Forced Migration Experiences Access Tertiary Education in Resettlement Contexts? A Scoping Study

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Title: What Do We Know about How Women with Forced Migration Experiences Access Tertiary Education in Resettlement Contexts? A Scoping Study
Language: English
Authors: Burke, Rachel (ORCID 0000-0002-6753-4416), Baker, Sally (ORCID 0000-0001-9143-5816), Hartley, Lisa (ORCID 0000-0002-1812-1279), Field, Rebecca Soraya (ORCID 0000-0003-0223-3361)
Source: Gender and Education. 2023 35(3):215-233.
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Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 19
Publication Date: 2023
Document Type: Journal Articles
Information Analyses
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Females, Immigrants, Refugees, Gender Differences, Land Settlement, Access to Education, Higher Education, Educational Experience, Second Language Learning, Cultural Differences, Socioeconomic Status, Barriers, Research Reports, Caregivers, Sex Role, Disadvantaged, Prior Learning, Educational Background, Educational Practices, Organizational Culture
DOI: 10.1080/09540253.2022.2147488
ISSN: 0954-0253
1360-0516
Abstract: There has been a growth of scholarly interest in the experiences of people with refugee and asylum seeker backgrounds as they seek to access tertiary education in resettlement. While gender is frequently identified as a key factor that impacts equitable participation in tertiary studies, the educational challenges for women with forced migration experiences (WFME) are often incidentally identified, rather than a targeted focus of inquiry. Here, we map the scholarly literature that explicitly focuses on the tertiary educational experiences of WFME, using a scoping study methodology (Arksey and O'Malley 2005) to explore current understandings and suggest future research directions. In analysing WFME-focused literature spanning the last ten years, we consider what is known about the barriers and facilitators to engagement, and the ways in which gendered experiences intersect with issues of language, culture, and socioeconomic and visa status to create particular constellations of gendered disadvantage that are specific to WFME.
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Entry Date: 2023
Accession Number: EJ1380486
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:There has been a growth of scholarly interest in the experiences of people with refugee and asylum seeker backgrounds as they seek to access tertiary education in resettlement. While gender is frequently identified as a key factor that impacts equitable participation in tertiary studies, the educational challenges for women with forced migration experiences (WFME) are often incidentally identified, rather than a targeted focus of inquiry. Here, we map the scholarly literature that explicitly focuses on the tertiary educational experiences of WFME, using a scoping study methodology (Arksey and O'Malley 2005) to explore current understandings and suggest future research directions. In analysing WFME-focused literature spanning the last ten years, we consider what is known about the barriers and facilitators to engagement, and the ways in which gendered experiences intersect with issues of language, culture, and socioeconomic and visa status to create particular constellations of gendered disadvantage that are specific to WFME.
ISSN:0954-0253
1360-0516
DOI:10.1080/09540253.2022.2147488