Aspirations for higher education among newcomer refugee youth in Toronto: Expectations, challenges, and strategies

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Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 65-78

  Shakya, Yogendra B ^a   Guruge, Sepali ^b,c   Hynie, Michaela ^d   Akbari, Arzo ^e   Malik, Mohamed ^e   Htoo, Sheila ^e   Khogali, Azza ^e   Mona, Stella Abiyo ^e   Murtaza, Rabea ^e   Alley, Sarah ^f  

^a Access Alliance Multicultural Health and Community Services   (Canada)

^b RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Centre for Global Health and Health Equity   (Canada)

^d YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e Access Alliance   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION POLICY; EMPOWERMENT; FORCED MIGRATION; HIGHER EDUCATION; MIGRANTS EXPERIENCE; MIGRATION DETERMINANT; REFUGEE; RESETTLEMENT POLICY; STRATEGIC APPROACH; YOUNG POPULATION;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA]; TORONTO;

EID: 84857472173     PISSN: 02295113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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