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]