Farrell, Orna 
ORCID: 0000-0001-9519-2380, Brunton, James ORCID: 0000-0001-7223-0524, Costello, Eamon ORCID: 0000-0002-2775-6006, Delaney, Lorraine, Brown, Mark and Foley, Colum
(2020)
‘This is two different worlds, you have the asylum world and you have the study world’: an exploration of refugee participation in online Irish higher education.
Research in Learning Technology, 28
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ISSN 2156-7069
Abstract
This qualitative study explores the transition experiences of refugees to study
online in Dublin City University (DCU). Asylum seekers face financial, structural,
cultural and digital equity barriers to access higher education (HE). In response to
these barriers to access, DCU became a ‘University of Sanctuary’ in 2017, offering
scholarships to refugees. Data were collected via semi-structured interviews. Four
themes were constructed in the data-led thematic analysis: asylum world, belonging to the DCU community, the personal impact of studying and study world.
Overall, this study strengthens the idea that access programmes such as the University of Sanctuary scholarships can facilitate participation in HE for refugees,
provided that the necessary support to address the financial, structural, cultural
and digital equity barriers is in place.
Metadata
| Item Type: | Article (Published) |
|---|---|
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | refugees; online learning; student success; asylum seeking; higher education |
| Subjects: | Social Sciences > Education |
| DCU Faculties and Centres: | Research Institutes and Centres > NIDL (National Institute for Digital Learning) DCU Faculties and Schools > Institute of Education > School of Policy & Practice DCU Faculties and Schools > Institute of Education > School of STEM Education, Innovation, & Global Studies DCU Faculties and Schools > Institute of Education > School of Human Development |
| Publisher: | Association for Learning Technology |
| Official URL: | https://doi.org/10.25304/rlt.v28.2368 |
| Copyright Information: | © 20201 The Authors |
| ID Code: | 29674 |
| Deposited On: | 07 Mar 2024 15:43 by Melissa Lynch . Last Modified 07 Mar 2024 15:47 |
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