Abstract
The number of immigrants and refugees tasked with making a home space away from their native country continues to grow at an alarming rate. Critical to the effective transitioning to new countries and living in a new culture is the successful creation of home. While the notion of home can be examined from both a conceptual and concrete manner, factors that impact these constructs vary widely, and are dependent upon many factors. We interview immigrant and refugee high school students on their ideas about home, both in their native countries and in their new countries. We specifically focus upon the role of gender and the role technology have played with regards to their creation of new home and how these two factors have impacted these students in their new country. We also examine differences between their ideas of home in their native country as compared to that in the United States.
Presenters
Shirley Wade McLoughlinProfessor Emerita, Education and Women and Gender Studies , Keene State College USA , New Hampshire, United States Eugenia Arvanitis
Associate Professor of Interculturality & Diversity in Education, University of Patras, Greece
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Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
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KEYWORDS
Refugees, Immigrants, Home, Technology, Gender
