School Leadership for Refugees' Education examines how educational leaders shape and lead different practices to meet refugee students' educational needs, while also considering issues of equity and social justice.
Khalid Arar, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy at Texas State University and an Associate Editor of the International Journal of Leadership in Education. For the past two decades, his research has focused on both K12 and higher education policies through the lens of equity and diversity. His commitment to challenging injustices globally and studying the plight of refugees in diverse settings has led him to the topic of this book and other publications.
1. Space, state, transition. 2. Moving between borders: Determining and implementing education policies for refugee children. 3. Listening to the challenges facing refugee students and their educators. 4. Education refugees: Lessons from research. 5. Culturally relevant school leadership for newcomers: From theory to practice. 6. Providing quality education for newcomers: Practical mechanisms. 7. Leading the community toward social cohesion. 8. Leading refugees' education: Dilemmas, conclusions and next steps