Learning and Educating Across Refugee/(Im)migrant Networks (LEARN)

In this episode, Sean and Punya talk with colleagues who are working toward ways educators, learners, researchers, practitioners, and policymakers can address the learning and teaching of refugees/(im)migrants?

LEARN LFC Description: 

In this project, we will bring together refugees, educators, and researchers with those in global and community organizations to 1.) identify key areas of needed research on the education of refugee/(im)migrants and to 2.) develop intentional and inclusive collectives to both conduct research and to use research findings to build necessary supports for refugee/(im)migrant communities in Arizona, the United States (US), and globally. We situate refugee/(im)migrants and teachers as both learners and educators, who deserve support not only from organizations,but also from academic institutions.

Guest Information: 

Shyla Dogan
Shyla, a graduate of ASU’s Educational Leadership and Policy Ph.D. program, is an Assistant Professor of Education Studies at ASU’s Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College (MLFTC).

Nasir Ahmad Kaihan
Nasir is a Ph.D. student at MLFTC.

Adnan Turan
Adnan is a Ph.D. student at MLFTC.

Links & More Information:

• Learning Futures Collaborative: Learning and Educating Across Refugee/(Im)migrant Networks (LEARN)
• 1951 Refugee Convention
• Punya’s blog post: Things we hold on to (in a shifting world)
• International Organization of Migration (IOM)
• Silver Linings for Learning (Feb 2023). Episode 140, Bans Don’t Work in an Open World: Afghan Women Find Educational Opportunities in Bangladesh
• President’s Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration
• Hamid, Mohsin (2017). Exit West. Penguin Random House [publisher link]