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Type: Journal article
Title: Family influence on refugee youth education and employment aspirations and choices
Author: Ziaian, T.
Puvimanasinghe, T.
Miller, E.
de Anstiss, H.
Esterman, A.
Dollard, M.
Afsharian, A.
Citation: Journal of Family Studies, 2023; 29(1):115-133
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Issue Date: 2023
ISSN: 1322-9400
1839-3543
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Tahereh Ziaian, Teresa Puvimanasinghe, Emily Miller, Helena de Anstiss, Adrian Esterman, Maureen Dollard and Ali Afsharian
Abstract: During cultural transition, refugee-background youth in Australia must navigate adolescence and the demands of cultural transition and adaptation, including educational and employment decisions. Using a qualitative methodology we report on a study exploring the influence of family – including parents, siblings and extended family members – on youth aspirations and decisionmaking regarding education and employment pathways. Based on interviews with 79 participants (46 refugee-background youth aged 15–26 years and 33 parents or caregivers) residing in regional and metropolitan South Australia, we find that although there were some tensions between youth and family expectations, motivations, identities, and acculturation in resettlement, there were also mutual support strategies that strengthened family relationships and supported youth aspirations. We note four key themes: ‘motivating and supporting’ or how families supported youth to select their future education and employment pathways; ‘Independence versus influence’ or to what extent families influenced youth decisionmaking; ‘clash of expectations’ between parents and youth expectations; and ‘family responsibilities’ that interfered with youth aspirations. Implications of study findings for future research, policy, and practice are discussed.
Keywords: Refugee youth; aspiration; education; resettlement; parent–child attitudes; Australia
Description: Published online: 03 Feb 2021
Rights: © 2021 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
DOI: 10.1080/13229400.2021.1879898
Grant ID: http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LP0562492
Published version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13229400.2021.1879898
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