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The value of play in early childhood services for refugee children
This video highlights research conducted by Dr Cherie Lamb, Adjunct Research Fellow at the University of New England, derived from her PhD, which investigated ‘Constructing early childhood services as culturally credible trauma recovery environments: exploring barriers and enablers to participation in early childhood services for refugee families in Queensland’. The research identifies several strategies which would enable early childhood services to become culturally credible trauma-recovery environments.
Moving from linguistic exclusion to language rights and effective communication: game of charades
This video highlights research conducted by Dr Cherie Lamb, Adjunct Research Fellow at the University of New England, exploring barriers and enablers to participation in early childhood services for refugee families in Queensland. The research highlights that for many people who don’t speak English, especially in the initial settlement period, linguistic exclusion can become a structural access barrier. Young children from refugee backgrounds are one of the most developmentally vulnerable groups in Australia if their parents don’t speak English. The research findings lead to ten recommendations which will increase linguistic inclusion for refugee families in Queensland early childhood services.
Barriers to early childhood education for refugee children: We are not allowed in.
This video highlights research conducted by Dr Cherie Lamb, Adjunct Research Fellow at the University of New England, exploring barriers and enablers to participation in early childhood services for refugee families in Queensland, the strategies that early childhood practitioners and family support workers implement to include children from refugee backgrounds and how well these strategies work to facilitate participation.
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