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ERIC Number: EJ858079
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009-Oct
Pages: 19
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ISSN: ISSN-0828-3893
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Hope Lives in the Heart: Refugee and Immigrant Children's Perceptions of Hope and Hope-Engendering Sources during Early Years of Adjustment
Yohani, Sophie C.; Larsen, Denise J.
Canadian Journal of Counselling, v43 n4 p246-264 Oct 2009
Children's adjustment to resettlement countries is vitally important to future outcomes, yet little attention is given to the role of hope in this process. This research focused on expressions of hope in 10 refugee and immigrant children during early years of resettlement. Using case study methods that employed arts-based data collection, categories were constructed from participants' visual images and associated narratives. Hope in newcomer children was conceptualized as a dynamic enduring trait that is intimately linked to each child's life context. Further, three hope-engendering sources were identified that facilitated an emotional connection to others, to self, and to the environment.
Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association. 223 Colonnade Road South Suite 114, Ottawa, ON K2E 7K3, Canada. e-mail: info@ccacc.ca; Web site: http://cjc-rcc.ucalgary.ca
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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