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Author Ricento, Thomas, author

Title Refugees in Canada : on the loss of social and cultural capital / Thomas Ricento
Published Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, 2021

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Contents Chapter 1: The Problem -- Chapter 2: The Researcher and the Researched -- Chapter 3: The Study -- Chapter 4: The Martinez Family -- Chapter 5: Robert and Jacqueline -- Chapter 6: Challenges and a Way Forward
Summary The focus of this book is on the experiences of government-sponsored refugees in the early stages of integrating into Canadian society. Combining data gleaned from a longitudinal study of relatively recently arrived refugees in Calgary, Canada, with a close focus on the case of a physician from Colombia and his family, this volume illustrates how the cultural and social capital of refugees is marginalized and, in some cases, erased by the undervaluing of their education, training, credentials, and other knowledge. The findings presented in the book underscore the importance of addressing the challenge of integrating highly trained professionals into the professions for which they are credentialed. Thomas Ricento is Professor and Research Chair Emeritus in Education at the University of Calgary, Canada
Analysis Economics
Business & Economics
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Subject Refugees -- Canada
Refugees -- Alberta -- Calgary -- Case studies
Foreign workers -- Canada
Foreign workers -- Alberta -- Calgary -- Case studies
Foreign workers
Refugees
Alberta -- Calgary
Canada
Genre/Form Case studies
Case studies.
Études de cas.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9783030764531
3030764532