Access to higher education

Access to higher education: refugees' stories from Malaysia

by Bailey, Lucy E.

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Until 2015, no refugees in Malaysia were able to access higher education, and they were unable to attend government schooling. Since then, six private higher education institutions have agreed to open their doors to refugees for the first time.??This book contains stories from this small group of successful refugees, who have managed to receive higher education in a country that neither recognizes that they exist nor offers them even basic education. It identifies the factors that aided their s…

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Access to higher education : refugees' stories from Malaysia / Lucy Bailey and Gül Inanç.

Summary

Until 2015, no refugees in Malaysia were able to access higher education, and they were unable to attend government schooling. Since then, six private higher education institutions have agreed to open their doors to refugees for the first time.??This book contains stories from this small group of successful refugees, who have managed to receive higher education in a country that neither recognizes that they exist nor offers them even basic education. It identifies the factors that aided their success, and charts the challenges that they and their communities have faced. The authors present each story, based on interviews, within the context of the individual's background and nation of origin. These stories are framed by a discussion of the situation that refugees face in accessing education globally, explaining how these stories and the methodologies used for this study are universal.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2018
  • Edition:1st

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Routledge
  • Place of Publication:London
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:2018

The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource (194 pages)

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9781351024648, 1351024647, 9781351024655, 1351024655, 9781351024631, 1351024639, 9781351024662, 1351024663
  • DOI:10.4324/9781351024662
  • oclc:on1127542080
  • Dewey Decimal:378.008691409595

Table of Contents

Dedications Acknowledgements Preface Part 1 -- Introduction (Gül Inanc) Part 2 -- Refugees' Stories (Lucy Bailey) Zaid -- Rakhine State Peter -- Chin State Maran -- Kachin State Andrew -- Chin State Nyan Hongsa -- Mon State Matthew -- Chin State Omran -- Syria Bethany -- Pakistan Amaal -- Somalia Nurain -- Sri Lanka Jamilah -- Somalia Omar -- Iraq Dalir -- Iran Part 3 -- Analysis and Conclusion (Lucy Bailey) Appendix I Appendix II Appendix III Index

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Subjects

Discrimination dans l'enseignement supé… Discrimination in higher education Discrimination in higher education -- M… Enseignement supérieur -- Politique gou… Higher education and state Higher education and state -- Malaysia malaysia Refugees -- Education (Higher) -- Malay…

Writers

Bailey, Lucy E. Barkay, Gül İnanç

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