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Hope of education : Somali families and social connection

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posted on 2008-01-01, 00:00 authored by Robyn. Ramsden
This thesis examines Somali parents' experience of their children's education after settling in Melbourne following the outbreak of civil war in Somalia in 1991. The research found that Somali parents instigate connections with teachers to generate social capital to enhance their children's education.

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xiv, 316 leaves : maps ; 30 cm.

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thesis

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thesis

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eng

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Degree conferred 2009.

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Ph.D.

Faculty

Faculty of Health

School

School of Health and Social Development

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