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Caring Alone: The Boundaries of Teachers' Ethics of Care for Newly Arrived Immigrant and Refugee Learners in Denmark.
Haggstrom, Felix.
Borsch, Anne S.
Skovdal, Morten.
Journal Article
Copyright
Published: October 2020
Children and Youth Services Review
Vol. 117
, p. 1-8
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.105248
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Many teachers find themselves working with immigrant and refugee learners who have complex psychosocial needs. This study examines qualitatively how 11 teachers of preparatory classes in Danish public schools approach and respond to the care needs of newcomers. Through an ethics of care lens, we show, one, how teachers care for newcomers, and two, how external support structures and individual dispositions to go beyond their teaching duty determine their care responses. We find that some teachers feel ill-equipped to address the psychosocial needs of newcomers, which, in the absence of external support, translate into feelings of stress and guilt. (Author abstract)
Keywords:
TEACHERS ROLE; REFUGEES; IMMIGRANTS; CHILDREN OF IMMIGRANTS; SCHOOLS ROLE; ETHICS; DENMARK