Description

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In the last four decades, Australia has resettled thousands of African refugees. As a visibly different minoritised group, Black African youth are often represented as disengaged, dangerous, and undesirable. Even so, rarely are generative mechanisms that negatively affect the life-courses of the youth critically examined.

Drawing on a wide range of theoretical resources, policy reviews, longitudinal statistical data, and in-depth interviews, this book reports on the educational attainment and integration outcomes of African heritage Australian youth from refugee backgrounds. The book also identifies intersectional factors of educational disadvantage, analyses equity provisions, and outlines policy ideas for improved educational attainment and integration of refugee youth. It is unique in its scope and focus and contributes to knowledge in African Australian studies.

The book will appeal to researchers, postgraduate students, and policymakers interested in understanding the dynamics of refugee resettlement and integration.

About the Author

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Tebeje Molla is a senior lecturer and ARC Future Fellow in the School of Education at Deakin University, Australia. His research focuses on inequality and policy responses in education. Theoretically, his work is informed by critical sociology and a capability approach to social justice and human development. Tebeje is the author of Higher Education in Ethiopia: Structural Inequalities and Policy Responses (Springer, 2018).