Creating Welcoming Spaces in a ‘Hostile Environment’:Community Education for Refugees and Asylum Seekers in the UK

Bouttell, Lauren and Livingston, Robert (2024) Creating Welcoming Spaces in a ‘Hostile Environment’:Community Education for Refugees and Asylum Seekers in the UK. In: Adult Education and Difference. International Issues in Adult Education . Brill, pp. 81-94. ISBN 9789004692626

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Abstract

The UK government has fostered a ‘hostile environment’ towards migrants over the last seven years. This has particularly impacted people who are refugees and asylum seekers. Despite rhetoric that migrants should learn English, funding for ESOL has been slashed. Initiatives in ESOL are commonly spearheaded by civil society groups, providing essential adult education in their communities. This chapter investigates the multitude of ways inclusive education for newcomers is being provided in the face of government ‘hostility’. The flexibility of non-formal provision yields a more welcoming and empowering environment that recognises the importance of the knowledge migrants carry with them. We explore how emerging methods in ESOL characterise this unique approach to language learning, and move beyond the idea that education for migrants is limited to learning English.

Item Type:	Book Section
Uncontrolled Keywords:	adult education,refugees ,migrant education,language learning,adult education,esol volunteers,immigrants,education,sdg 4 - quality education,sdg 16 - peace, justice and strong institutions ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/3300/3304
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Education and Lifelong Learning
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Depositing User:	LivePure Connector
Date Deposited:	04 Mar 2024 16:27
Last Modified:	10 Jun 2025 09:30
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/94399
DOI:	10.1163/9789004692626_006

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