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The role of information in the settlement experiences of refugee students
Author(s) -
Shankar Saguna,
O'Brien Heather L.,
How Elissa,
Lu Yilei (Wendy),
Mabi Millicent,
Rose Cecilia
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
proceedings of the association for information science and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.193
H-Index - 14
ISSN - 2373-9231
DOI - 10.1002/pra2.2016.14505301141
Subject(s) - refugee , settlement (finance) , scope (computer science) , variety (cybernetics) , work (physics) , political science , public relations , sociology , pedagogy , computer science , engineering , world wide web , law , mechanical engineering , artificial intelligence , payment , programming language
We conducted a pilot study to explore refugee students' access to and use of information during the settlement process. Using arts‐based elicitation and semi‐structured interview techniques, we probed the information world of a refugee student studying in Canada. Our findings begin to identify the scope and variety of information sources that students consult at various stages of settlement and their utility. Our continued work in this area seeks to assist the Student Refugee Program (SRP) on our campus to advocate for and meet the information needs of refugee students by understanding what information is needed, when it is needed, and how to provide optimal access to it.