Difficulty with English language can mask other difficulties culturally and linguistically diverse students may have, such as Austism or dyslexia.
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Students from the Philippines, China and India consistently achieve better results at school than their Australian-born counterparts. This is due to a number of factors, including parents' values.
The future of our country depends on our youth. Many of our youth are immigrant students and we need to understand how to best support them so we can thrive as a nation.
Migrant children may feel uncomfortable or shy trying to verbally explain their experiences. Photography is a powerful medium through which to make their voices heard.
School and teacher attitudes have a lot to answer for when it comes to the achievement gap between immigrant and non-immigrant children.
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Senior Lecturer in the School of Psychology, University of Adelaide
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Lecturer in Education Studies and Visiting Researcher at Centre for International Teacher Education, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Leeds Trinity University
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Professor of Education, Brock University
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Dean of Te Kura Toi Tangata Faculty of Education; Professor of Measurement, Assessment and Evaluation, University of Waikato
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Professor of Migration Studies and Head of Migration Studies at the Maastricht Graduate School of Governance and UNU-MERIT, Maastricht University
