Abamosa J.Y.

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The migratory experience: Challenging inclusionary measures
This chapter explores how refugees wishing to attend tertiary education experience a language learning initiative in Norway. It shows how this ostensibly inclusionary measure, instead of supporting the refugees' ambitions, hampers their efforts and works to exclude. Through a collaboration involving five prior participants enrolled in language learning, all with refugee status, and three researchers positioned differently towards the topic,…
2023
Abamosa J.Y. Hilt L.T. Riese H.
Teachers & educational staff Inclusion English Policy & law Marginalization & segregation Formal education Tertiary education Norway Switzerland Human rights Language education
The Peripherality of Social Inclusion of Refugees into Higher Education: Insights from Practices of Different Institutions in Norway
Refugees must deal with various institutions in host countries for a variety of purposes. These institutions’ policies and practices may facilitate or impede social inclusion of refugees into higher education. This article explores the practices of different public institutions in Norway to understand their roles in social inclusion of refugees into higher education. A theoretical framework constructed from two elements—social…
2023
Abamosa J.Y.
Interview Integration & assimilation Inclusion English Policy & law Tertiary education Norway Thematic content analysis
Social inclusion of refugees into higher education: policies and practices of universities in Norway
Pursuing higher education is one of the top priorities of many refugees after settlement in host countries. However, refugees’ participation in the labour market is the prime focus of integration policies and practices in various host nations, including Norway. This coupled with some complex challenges embedded in institutional policies and practices impede social inclusion of refugees into higher education in…
2021
Abamosa J.Y.
Interview Integration & assimilation Inclusion English Policy & law Access & participation Equity & equality Formal education Tertiary education Norway Acculturation Empowerment Thematic content analysis
Social inclusion of refugees into higher education in Norway: A critical analysis of Norwegian higher education and integration policies
In numerous countries, the widening participation of underrepresented groups in higher education has become an official part of education policies. However, inequalities continue in some areas, including refugees’ participation. Norway hosts many refugees, but little is known about the social inclusion of refugees into higher education in the country. In this paper, three documents representing Norwegian higher education and integration…
2020
Abamosa J.Y. Hilt L.T. Westrheim K.
Integration & assimilation Inclusion English Policy & law Access & participation Marginalization & segregation Equity & equality Tertiary education Norway Empowerment