Children Seeking Asylum in Wales |
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Authors: | DUNKERLEY, DAVID SCOURFIELD, JONATHAN MAEGUSUKU-HEWETT, TRACEY SMALLEY, NINA |
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Affiliation: | 1 Department of Sociology, University of Glamorgan, Pontypridd CF37 1DL 2 Cardiff University School of Social Sciences |
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Abstract: | While there is an emerging body of research on children seekingasylum, the UK-based studies have to date been largely conductedin England. This paper presents the findings of qualitativeresearch on the experiences of children seeking asylum in Wales,a nation within the UK whose National Assembly has devolvedresponsibility for social welfare and educational services.The research involved interviews and focus groups with children,relevant professionals and a small number of parents. The findingsdescribed in this paper relate to some aspects of the children'sdaily lives, their hopes and fears and their attitudes towardsbeing dispersed to a strange and unknown country. |
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Keywords: | asylum seekers children Wales |
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