scholarly journals The Indochinese Refugee Movement and the Subsequent Evolution of UNHCR and Canadian Resettlement Selection Policies and Practices

Refuge ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 41-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Casasola
Keyword(s):  
Refugee Policy ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Subsequent Evolution ◽  
Selection Policy ◽  
Selection Policies ◽  
Indochinese Refugee ◽  
Policies And Practices

The Indochinese refugee movement cast a long shadow over subsequent resettlement operations. UNHCR has since asserted greater leadership, with resettlement becoming more individually focused and globally diverse, but also more complex. Canadian policy has also evolved to become increasingly focused on protection and supportive of UNHCR’s durable solution activities. This article seeks to compare UNHCR and Canadian resettlement selection policy and practice in place during the time of the Indochinese movement up to mid-2015. It highlights key elements in the evolution of UNHCR and Canadian resettlement policy and the factors behind them. It also identifies aspects of the Indochinese movement that are relevant to contemporary refugee policy.

Sanctuary Everywhere

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 (135) ◽  
pp. 14-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel Ida Buff
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
Central America ◽  
Refugee Policy ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Subsequent Evolution ◽  
Freedom Of Movement ◽  
Current Period ◽  
High Commissioner ◽  
The Us ◽  
The Right

Abstract This essay considers the historical roots of contemporary sanctuary practices. It traces these roots in the protocols adopted by the 1951 United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Convention, tracing the contradictory implementation of these protocols in US policy and practice. It argues that the UNHCR Convention created a distinction between refugees and migrants that met challenges from sanctuary activists responding to the depredations of the US-backed “dirty wars” in Central America during the 1980s. The sanctuary movement contested this distinction, as did the subsequent evolution of immigration and refugee policy. In the current period, the erosion of this distinction by ascendant xenophobia also creates space for the emergence of new definitions and practices of the right to sanctuary and freedom of movement.

England: attempting to learn from mistakes in an increasingly ‘risk averse’ professional context

2020 ◽  
pp. 35-54
Author(s):  
Judith Masson ◽  
Nigel Parton
Keyword(s):  
Child Abuse ◽  
Policy Response ◽  
Risk Averse ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
High Profile ◽  
The Future ◽  
System Errors ◽  
Professional Context ◽  
Policies And Practices

Concerns about professional and system errors and mistakes have dominated policy and practice debates and changes in England ever since the problem of child abuse was (re)discovered over forty years ago. The period has been punctuated by a series of high profile scandals usually where a child has died and where professionals have failed to intervene effectively. A major policy response has been the use of public enquiries and, more recently, ‘serious case reviews’ to investigate what has gone wrong with the aim of learning from the experiences to ensure that such a tragedy could be avoided in the future. The chapter considers the question of how far the changes introduced have had the effect of increasing learning and developing a system better able to identify and respond appropriately to the need for protection, or have primarily intensified the culture of blame and failure in which professionals are expected to operate. It suggests that while the changes introduced over the last 40 years have perhaps made for a safer system protecting children the system has become more ‘risk averse’ and reactive rather than being able to develop policies and practices which are able to develop longer term preventative strategies.

Smoking versus Nonsmoking at Work: A Survey of Public Agency Policy and Practice

1987 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 221-234 ◽  
Author(s):  
William M. Timmins
Keyword(s):  
National Survey ◽  
Smoking Habits ◽  
Public Agencies ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Public Agency ◽  
Management Intervention ◽  
Agency Policy ◽  
Policies And Practices

The author conducted a 1986 national survey of smoking/nonsmoking policies and practices at the worksite. He found 38 percent of public agencies responding do have restrictions or bans on smoking among members of the workforce. The article reports on a variety of practices, including restrictive hiring, incidents between smokers and nonsmokers requiring management intervention, segregation of workers, disability costs, smoking habits, and so forth. The article concludes with some “next steps” for jurisdictions which implement such policies.

scholarly journals Language policy and practice in multilingual production workplaces

Multilingua ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 403-427 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dorte Lønsmann ◽  
Kamilla Kraft
Keyword(s):  
Language Policy ◽  
Working Life ◽  
High Status ◽  
Language Policies ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Transnational Mobility ◽  
Working Lives ◽  
Everyday Work ◽  
Point Of Departure ◽  
Policies And Practices

AbstractTransnational mobility results in a diversification of languages and cultures in the workplace. A common means of managing this diversity is to introduce language policies that often privilege English or the locally dominant language(s). In contrast, managing their everyday working lives may require employees to draw on a range of multilingual and non-verbal resources. Such tensions between policy and practice in multilingual workplaces may impact structures and processes of inequality and power in the workplace. By looking at two sites within logistics and construction, this article offers a critical look at multilingual policies and practices and their consequences for speakers within the workplace. The article investigates how language is conceptualised in language policies and enacted in language practice. From this point of departure we discuss how the tensions between policies and practices impact on the daily working life and professional opportunities of the workers. Our findings suggest that even though multilingual practices are crucial for the flow of everyday work interactions on the floor, the language requirements within the workplace mirror the repertoires and practices of high-status employees, and therefore their competence is valued more highly than the more multilingual repertoires of their subordinates. A consequence of this unequal valorisation of the different linguistic repertoires is the maintenance of existing hierarchies in the workplace and the creation of new ones.

Vestiges of Segregation in the Implementation of Inclusion Policies in Public High Schools

2010 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 309-338 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary Rose McCarthy ◽  
Roberta Wiener ◽  
Leslie Carol Soodak
Keyword(s):  
High Schools ◽  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Dual System ◽  
Public High Schools ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
School Policies ◽  
Institutional Practices ◽  
Sustained Change ◽  
Prior Experiences ◽  
Policies And Practices

The present study sought to determine to what extent vestiges of the dual system of educating students with and without disabilities persist and how they undermine the implementation and sustainability of inclusive education. We investigated how prior experiences with segregation shape administrators’ thinking and school policies and practices through interviews with administrators in 11 public high schools. Analysis of the interviews indicated that remnants of past policy and practice persist and that these vestiges and their causes weaken the prospect of sustained change. We discuss the limitations of relying on legislation to change long-standing institutional practices that reinforce a philosophy of difference.

Storytelling, Leadership, and the Law: Using Amicus Briefs to Understand the Impact of School District Policies and Practices Related to Transgender Student Inclusion

2019 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 46-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria M. Lewis ◽  
Suzanne E. Eckes
Keyword(s):  
Research Policy ◽  
Historical Record ◽  
Leadership Communication ◽  
Legal Research ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Shared Experiences ◽  
Personal Stories ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The U.S ◽  
Policies And Practices

Purpose: In 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a highly publicized case brought by a transgender student, G.G., who was denied access to the bathroom that corresponds with his gender identity. Ultimately, the Court never heard this case, but the documents submitted to the Court remain a part of the historical record, worthy of examination beyond their legal value. In this study, we analyze the first person accounts presented in the “friend of the court” (amicus) briefs to better understand the human impact of policies and practices related to transgender student inclusion. Method: This research utilizes legal research methods to bound the study design. We draw from legal storytelling, which originates in law, and narrative inquiry, which can be found in educational research. In doing so, we provide a synthesis of all amicus briefs submitted in the G.G. case that include personal, firsthand accounts, stories, and experiences. Findings: Overall, the personal stories highlight the implications of inclusive and noninclusive policies and practices. Where noninclusive policies were in place, individuals shared experiences of bullying, academic harm, medical concerns, and inconsistencies in implementation. On the other hand, inclusive policies were associated with confidence building and academic engagement, and a benefit to all students. Stories also reveal that common fears such as safety or privacy did not materialize in the experiences of individuals represented in the briefs. Implications: Informed by these stories, we present implications for research, policy, and practice. Stories reveal the importance of leadership, communication, and professional development.

scholarly journals Can My Students Foot it With The Best? The Impact of Global Influences on the Primary Curriculum

2001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra Aikin
Keyword(s):  
Education Policy ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Assessment Policies ◽  
Primary Curriculum ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Broad Overview ◽  
Policies And Practices

This article contributes to an emerging stream of ideas related to the globalised effects of the economy on education policy and practice. An attempt is made to assess the impact of global pressures on selected aspects of primary curriculum and assessment policies and practices, both in broad overview and in more detail.

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