From the Classroom to the Community: A Fifteen-Year Experiment in Refugee Education. Language in Education: Theory and Practice 86.
Author(s):
Ranard, Donald A.; Pfleger, Margo; Eric Clearinghouse On Languages And Linguistics, Washington, Dc.; Center For Applied Linguistics, Washington, Dc. Refugee Service Center.
Format:
Book
Publisher:
1995.
Language:
English
Abstract:
This book describes the unique educational program established in 1980 for United States-bound refugees in Southeast Asia. It analyzes the forces that led to the launching of the program and discusses some of its most innovative practices. Written by the program planners and educators, the book focuses on the following: providing instruction in native language literacy; enhancing parents' involvement in their children's education; and integrating educational and social services for young adults. Valuable insights and practical examples in the fields of language and cross-cultural education are provided, as well as information regarding America's initial response to the refugee crisis and U.S. refugee policy. The following chapters are included: "Balancing the Ideal and the Pragmatic: Reflections on the Overseas Refugee Program" (Ann Morgan); "Responding to the Crisis: Creation of the Overseas Refugee Program" (Roger E. Harmon); "Redefining Survival: Practices, Trends, and Issues in the Overseas Refugee Program" (Donald A. Ranard and Margo Pfleger); "Beyond the Classroom: Meeting the Needs of Young Adult Amerasians" (John Michael Phillips); "The World of the Past, the World of tomorrow: First Language Literacy at the Phanat Nikhom Refugee Camp" (Fred Ligon); and "Enhancing the Flavor: Winning Partnerships Between Home and School" (Lauren Hoyt). (JL)