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Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-1-339-11789-8
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Dissertation or thesis details and type of degree
Ph.D.
Discipline of degree
Education, Curriculum and Instruction
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University of Minnesota
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2015
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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The lives of Somali born high school students are complicated by intersections with both race and religion. They often carry refugee histories of trauma and displacement that are further exacerbated during the resettlement process. Schools are struggling to make the kinds of accommodations that will honor the Somali Muslim identity. This study uses hermeneutic and post-intentional phenomenology to look deeply at the lives of these young people. Bachelard's reverie is used to place the researcher critically within the analysis in an attempt to create a transparent and meaningful look at understanding the complexity of their experiences. Educators are called upon to recognize the hegemonic forces that marginalize these students as well as recognize how these forces are traumatic in their lives. Educators are also encouraged to adopt critical pedagogies that open themselves up to the life experiences of their Somali born students.
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Social work; Pedagogy; Education
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Social sciences;Education;Critical pedagogy;High school;Intersectionality;Phenomenology;Refugees;Somali newcomers