Search Results - "Baak, Melanie"

Racism and Othering for South Sudanese heritage students in Australian schools: is inclusion possible? by Baak, Melanie

“…Since 2000, approximately 50,000 people from sub-Saharan African countries have been resettled in Australia under Australia's Humanitarian Entrant Program for…”
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Integration and social determinants of health and wellbeing for people from refugee backgrounds resettled in a rural town in South Australia: a qualitative study by Ziersch, Anna, Miller, Emily, Baak, Melanie, Mwanri, Lillian

“…There has been a recent focus on resettlement of migrants and refugee in rural settings in Australia and elsewhere. Rural resettlement is seen as an…”
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"It is not an acceptable disease": A qualitative study of HIV-related stigma and discrimination and impacts on health and wellbeing for people from ethnically diverse backgrounds in Australia by Ziersch, Anna, Walsh, Moira, Baak, Melanie, Rowley, Georgia, Oudih, Enaam, Mwanri, Lillian

“…People from ethnically diverse backgrounds living with HIV are susceptible to adverse health and wellbeing outcomes, particularly as a consequence of…”
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'We have to be really careful': policy intermediaries preventing violent extremism in an era of risk by Baak, Melanie, Stahl, Garth, Schulz, Samantha, Adams, Ben

“…In the field of preventing and countering violent extremism (P/CVE) schools have an important role to play, but precisely how policy actors and educators…”
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Tensions between policy aspirations and enactment: assessment and inclusion for refugee background students by Baak, Melanie, Miller, Emily, Sullivan, Anna, Heugh, Kathleen

“…This article considers the ways in which two senior secondary assessment policies that aim to be inclusive are enacted for students from refugee backgrounds…”
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"You fight your battles and you work out how you're going to change": the implementation, embedding and limits of restorative practices in an Australian rural community school by Stahl, Garth, Schulz, Samantha, Baak, Melanie, Adams, Ben

“…Research suggests that the use of Restorative Practice (RP) in schools can foster more positive and inclusive school communities, yet there remains limited…”
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Structure and agency in the development of education policies for refugee-background students by Baak, Melanie, Miller, Emily, Johnson, Bruce, Sullivan, Anna

“…This article reports on a critical policy study on refugee education in two states of Australia, which involved an analysis of policy documents and interviews…”
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Practices for inclusion, structures of marginalisation : experiences of refugee background students in Australian secondary schools by Miller, Emily, Ziaian, Tahereh, de Anstiss, Helena, Baak, Melanie

“…The number of people forcibly displaced from their homes globally is at an all-time high, with some granted permanent residence and resettlement in countries…”
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The Role of Schools in Identifying and Referring Refugee Background Young People Who Are Experiencing Mental Health Issues by Baak, Melanie, Miller, Emily, Ziersch, Anna, Due, Clemence, Masocha, Shepard, Ziaian, Tahereh

“…Refugee background young people are at increased risk of mental health problems. In countries of refugee resettlement, schools are important sites where mental…”
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Education department policy constructions within highly political contexts: a critical policy study of multiculturalism by Sullivan, Anna, Tippett, Neil, Manolev, Jamie, Baak, Melanie, Johnson, Bruce

“…This article provides a critical analysis of policies from two education systems that support the education of students from migrant backgrounds. This analysis…”
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Diasporic mourning and negotiating belongings in response to murder [Paper in themed section: Shifting Cultures. George, Jodie; Pacella, Jessica and Roberts, Rosie (eds).] by Baak, Melanie

“…On 26 October 2009 Ngong Akok Akol, a young man originally from Sudan, was murdered by a group of Australian youths. Murder can never be understood in simple…”
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Decolonising the curriculum through hospicing and collective re-imagining by Baak, Melanie, Chapman, Denise

“…[...]schools are white spaces.19 Young people speak of not knowing their heritage because they're busy trying to pass as white.20 They don’t have opportunities…”
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Transnational families, remittances, cieng and obligation for Dinka women in Australia by Baak, Melanie

“…This paper explores the narratives of a group of Dinka women living in Australia with a focus on the emotional underpinnings of remittance sending to family in…”
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Recognition of refugee students' cultural wealth and social capital in resettlement by Miller, Emily, Ziaian, Tahereh, Baak, Melanie, de Anstiss, Helena

“…Internationally, recent population movements due to conflict, climate change and global inequality have resulted in increased cultural and linguistic diversity…”
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Social Capital and Rural Health for Refugee Communities in Australia by Mwanri, Lillian, Miller, Emily, Walsh, Moira, Baak, Melanie, Ziersch, Anna

“…Refugee resettlement significantly contributes to Australia's migration programs, with recent policy directives prioritising rural resettlement. As a result,…”
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A cautionary tale: CVE policy actors managing risk in Australian schools by Stahl, Garth, Baak, Melanie, Schulz, Samantha, Peterson, Andrew

“…There exists an unsettling relationship between Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) and formal schooling today that remains under-researched and largely…”
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Preventing violent extremism: Resourcing, stakeholder strategies and fostering belonging and connection in Australian schools by Stahl, Garth, Baak, Melanie, Schulz, Sam, Adams, Ben, Peterson, Andrew

“…Countering violent extremism (CVE) continues to be a topic of national and international concern as well as media interest. In the field of CVE, educational…”
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Restorative practices for preventing/countering violent extremism: an affective-discursive examination of extreme emotional incidents by Schulz, Samantha, Baak, Melanie, Stahl, Garth, Adams, Ben

“…Schools worldwide are increasingly enmeshed in discourses of securitisation. Efforts to prevent or counter violent extremism (P/CVE) are a manifestation of…”
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Ecologies of Resilience for Australian High School Students from Refugee Backgrounds: Quantitative Study by Miller, Emily, Ziaian, Tahereh, de Anstiss, Helena, Baak, Melanie

“…Forced displacement of refugees, currently at record levels, leads to increased cultural diversity in many countries with benefits and challenges for…”
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What is 'fair' and 'just' in refugee education? How teachers and school leaders negotiate competing discourses of 'equity' and 'equality' in Australia by Tippett, Neil, Baak, Melanie, Johnson, Bruce, Sullivan, Anna

“…With increasing numbers of students from refugee backgrounds, many Australian schools are struggling to minimise the educational disparity between refugee…”
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