'When they don't use it they will lose it': Professionals, deprofessionalization and reprofessionalization: The case of refugee teachers in Scotland

Journal of Refugee Studies

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 503-522

  Smyth, Geri ^a   Kum, Henry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Discrimination; Employment integration; Habitus; Professionalism; Social capital

Indexed keywords

ASYLUM SEEKER; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; EMPLOYMENT; REFUGEE; SOCIAL CAPITAL;

SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 78649864355     PISSN: 09516328     EISSN: 14716925     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jrs/feq041     Document Type: Article

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