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Narrative microstructure and macrostructure skills in Arabic diglossia: The case of Arab immigrant children in Canada (Postprint)
(Sage Journals, 2023)The current study investigated the composition of the lexicon deployed by Arabic-speaking Canadian immigrant children in narrative production with specific focus on diglossia (N=75; Age-range 7-12 years). The study also ... -
Older Refugee Youth with Interrupted Schooling in Smaller Communities in Manitoba
(University of Winnipeg, 2023-09)This study explored interrupted schooling among youth with refugee experience in smaller Manitoba communities. Using a community-engaged participatory research methodology, this study gathered data from four cohorts that ... -
Parents’ Perceptions of Barriers and Facilitators to Their Children’s Multilingual Language Development Before and After the COVID-19 Pandemic
(Canadian Ethnic Studies Association, 2022)Multilingual students, according to the deficit framework of “English language learners,” are at a disadvantage compared to their monolingual peers. This framework fails to recognize the assets that accompany home language ... -
A practice-based methodology on conducting a collaborative scoping review with PRISMA-ScR model for the separated refugee youth project
(SCIENCEDOMAIN International, 2022-04-01)Considering the novelty of the area of a 2-year study on impact of family loss and separation on refugee youth in Toronto, the research team decided to conduct a scoping review of the existing literature as a foundation ... -
PRISMA statement and Cochrane reviews: Striving to improve quality and validity of systematic reviews
(Access Alliance, 2022)Using a standard method for conducting a systematic literature review is always a choice among a few global practice recommendations. In order to support our literature review process as evidence-informed, we conducted a ... -
Public and Private Sector Earnings of Immigrants and the Canadian-Born: Evidence from the Labour Force Survey (Postprint)
(Springer, 2021-03-20)Using Statistics Canada’s monthly Labour Force Survey master files from January 2006 to December 2018, this paper evaluates the wage differences between immigrants and comparable Canadian-born workers both within the ... -
The Refuge Episode 10: Nothing About Us Without Us: Meaningful Youth Engagement
(The Child and Youth Refugee Research Coalition, Dalhousie University, 2023-12-13)Welcome to the tenth and final episode of The Refuge. In this episode, we discuss an issue that we’ve come to view as essential to the integration of children and youth with refugee experience in Canada – the meaningful ... -
The Refuge Episode 1: Welcome To The Refuge
(The Child and Youth Refugee Research Coalition, Dalhousie University, 2021-08-12)In this introductory episode, we are joined by Michael Ungar, CYRRC’s Scientific Director, Simone Chia-Kangata, CYRRC’s Project Manager, and Nabiha Atallah, Advisor of Strategic Initiatives at Immigrant Services Association ... -
The Refuge Episode 2: Transitions: Settlement, School, and Work
(The Child and Youth Refugee Research Coalition, Dalhousie University, 2021-08-12)Welcome to the second episode of The Refuge in which we are joined by Praise Mugisho, a former refugee from the Democratic Republic of the Congo now living in Nova Scotia, Dr. Ifeyinwa Mbakogu, a social worker and Professor ... -
The Refuge Episode 3: Learning the Language: Supporting Refugee Youth Learning English
(The Child and Youth Refugee Research Coalition, Dalhousie University, 2021-09-07)Welcome to the third episode of The Refuge in which we discuss learning English as a new refugee in Canada, and how language affects and is in turn affected by integration. Our guests are Fida Alfandi, a youth who ... -
The Refuge Episode 4: Here and There: Language Learning and Wellbeing in Canada and Germany
(The Child and Youth Refugee Research Coalition, Dalhousie University, 2021-09-23)Welcome to the fourth episode of The Refuge! Coinciding with the start of the new academic year, we continue our discussion of refugee children’s wellbeing and language learning; focusing on supports available in schools ... -
The Refuge Episode 5: COVID-19: Refugee Families' Challenges and Resilience
(The Child and Youth Refugee Research Coalition, Dalhousie University, 2021-10-26)The COVID-19 pandemic challenged all of us; however, for many refugee families, social isolation, online learning, and stay-at-home orders compounded challenges they were already facing. At the same time, the resilience ... -
The Refuge Episode 6: Five Years of Settlement: Syrians in Canada
(The Child and Youth Refugee Research Coalition, Dalhousie University, 2022-01-25)The arrival of a large number of Syrian refugees between 2015-2017 was transformative for Canada. In this episode of the Refuge, we reflect on what we have collectively learned from the experience of Syrian refugees settling ... -
The Refuge Episode 7: Supporting the Mental Health of Refugee Youth
(The Child and Youth Refugee Research Coalition, Dalhousie University, 2022-05-05)For Mental Health Week, we’re bringing greater awareness to the mental health challenges often faced by refugee youth. Pre-migration experiences—including separation from or loss of family—often result in PTSD, depression ... -
The Refuge Episode 8: Youth Involvement in Research & Community Programs
(The Child and Youth Refugee Research Coalition, Dalhousie University, 2022-06-21)Welcome to the eighth episode of The Refuge in which we discuss the importance of involving youth in research and community programs. This episode speaks to researchers, community organizations, and service providers – ...