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Duelling identities in refugees learning through open, online higher education Cover

Duelling identities in refugees learning through open, online higher education

Open Praxis
Volume 11 (2019): Issue 4
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Open Access
|Dec 2019
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Figures & Tables

Figure 1

An image of Direct Provision accommodation at Lissywollen, Athlone, Ireland in 2013. Braca Karic, Direct Provision centre, Athlone, CC BY 3.0.

Table 1

Supports provided for online University of Sanctuary scholars

Pre-entry

  • Online socialisation course in virtual learning environment

  • Individual welcome emails and phone calls

On-entry

  • On-campus orientation event: introduction to programme, socialisation opportunities with programme staff, existing students/graduates, campus tour, and overview of university support services

  • Logistics: aid in opening a bank account and obtaining a student travel card

  • Online orientation to the virtual learning environment, online classroom, online library resources, and university supports

Financial

  • Provision of textbooks, study materials, and travel expenses/meal allowance for on-campus events

Digital

  • Online training on the use of the virtual learning environment, online classrooms, and online library resources

  • Provision of a laptop and mobile broadband

Support

  • Dedicated academic support contacts throughout the year

  • Check-in emails and phone calls

Figure 2

A distinct division between discourse about being a student and being a refugee/being in Direct Provision.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5944/openpraxis.11.4.1018 | Journal eISSN: 2304-070X
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Language: English
Page range: 397 - 408
Submitted on: Jul 25, 2019
Accepted on: Oct 6, 2019
Published on: Dec 31, 2019
Published by: International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE)
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Keywords:
higher education,
online learning,
refugee,
asylum seeker,
identity,
access initiative

© 2019 James Brunton, Orna Farrell, Eamon Costello, Lorraine Delaney, Colum Foley, Mark Brown, published by International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE)
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

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