ARC Future Fellowships - Grant ID: FT220100062

Funding Activity

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Funded Activity Summary

Improving School Engagement of African Refugee Students . Using a multimethod research design, this project aims to investigate the problem of school disengagement among African students from refugee backgrounds. By building new knowledge that can inform policy responses and school practices, this project contributes to improving educational attainment and integration outcomes of refugee students in Australia. Expected outcomes of the project include new insights on causes and manifestations of school disengagement among African refugee students and a Framework of Engagement that outlines viable strategies for addressing the challenge. The study should return tangible benefits through raising the academic outcome, economic participation, and wellbeing of students from refugee backgrounds.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 03-2023

End Date: 02-2027

Funding Scheme: ARC Future Fellowships

Funding Amount: $784,074.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Sociology of education | Education policy | Education policy sociology and philosophy

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)