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Published: 1981

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ISBN-13: 9780872811638

The purpose of this report is to acquaint the reader with the culture of the refugees entering American schools, to identify some of the educational problems they and educators face, and to help identify solutions or possibilities within educational management terms. In the first section of the report, the values, customs, traditions, beliefs, and histories of the recent refugees from Indochina are discussed. This section is of primary importance due to the fact that many areas of interaction can create practical problems if school personnel and refugees are unaware of the differences in their behavioral patterns. The second section of the report deals with educational problems and discusses traditional education and education in refugee camps, bilingual education, enrollment and placement, learning English, bilingual aides, and social adjustment. Sample evaluation tests of reading, writing, alphabet, literacy, arithmetic, Arabic numerals, and oral language skills are included. Section three consists of a directory of organizational resources and publications for serving Indochinese students. (JK)