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This library hosts materials developed by Switchboard and by former Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR)-funded technical assistance (TA) providers (most in fiscal years 2016-2018, with selected earlier materials). This library links materials externally where: their formats were incompatible with internal hosting; they were developed by current ORR-funded TA providers; or they were developed by non-ORR funded authors who granted permission for the links.
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Free Full TextExplaining opposition to refugee resettlement: The role of NIMBYism and perceived threats
Publication Year: 2017
Outcome area(s): Inclusive Communities
Intervention(s): Media Framing
Relevant ORR Program(s): Preferred Communities, Public/Private Partnership Program, Refugee Career Pathways, Refugee School Impact Program, Refugee Support Services
Direction of Evidence: Inconclusive or mixed impact
Strength of Evidence: Moderate
Type of Study: Impact evaluation
One week after President Donald Trump signed a controversial executive order to reduce the influx of refugees to the United States, we conducted a survey experiment to understand American citizens attitudes toward refugee resettlement. Specifically, we evaluated whether citizens consider the geographic context of the resettlement program (that is, local versus national) and the degree …
Free Full TextEngaging employers in immigrant integration.
Publication Year: 2015
Outcome area(s): Inclusive Communities
Intervention(s): Workplace interventions
Relevant ORR Program(s): Matching Grant, Preferred Communities, Public/Private Partnership Program, Refugee Career Pathways
Direction of Evidence: Positive impact
Strength of Evidence: Suggestive
Type of Study: Literature review
This report addresses the following questions: 1. What do we know about employer engagement in immigrant integration? 2. What conceptual and theoretical strands can guide knowledge about employer engagement in immigrant integration? 3. What can employers do to foster immigrant integration? To answer those questions, the author reviewed the evidence from literature, and complemented this …
Free Full TextUnderstanding public attitudes towards refugees and migrants.
Publication Year: 2017
Outcome area(s): Inclusive Communities
Intervention(s): Varies
Relevant ORR Program(s): Preferred Communities, Public/Private Partnership Program, Refugee Career Pathways, Refugee School Impact Program, Refugee Support Services
Direction of Evidence: Inconclusive or mixed impact
Strength of Evidence: Suggestive
Type of Study: Literature review
This paper is intended as a primer on the drivers influencing public attitudes towards refugees and migrants, and what they mean for organisations working on refugee and migration issues. This paper canvasses this large literature base to draw out commonalities and highlight potential entry points. Findings show that engaging effectively with public attitudes towards refugees …
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Free Full TextPutting Yourself in Other People’s Shoes: The use of Forum theatre to explore refugee and homeless issues in schools
Publication Year: 2002
Outcome area(s): Inclusive Communities
Intervention(s): School-Based Anti-Bias Program
Relevant ORR Program(s): Refugee School Impact Program, Unaccompanied Refugee Minors, Youth Mentoring
Direction of Evidence: Inconclusive or mixed impact
Strength of Evidence: Suggestive
Type of Study: Suggestive evidence
This study investigated the experiences of, and interactions between, participants of a Forum theatre workshop, which addressed the issue of the refugee child at school. Staged by a UK theatre company, whose actors had, in their own lives, experienced being homeless and/or refugees, the workshop was investigated as it was performed in three London secondary …
Free Full TextPreventing prejudice and improving intergroup attitudes: A meta-analysis of child and adolescent training programs.
Publication Year: 2014
Outcome area(s): Inclusive Communities
Intervention(s): School-Based Anti-Bias Program
Relevant ORR Program(s): Refugee School Impact Program, Unaccompanied Refugee Minors, Youth Mentoring
Direction of Evidence: Positive impact
Strength of Evidence: Strong
Type of Study: Meta-analysis
This article reports the results of a meta-analysis of 81 research reports containing 122 interventioncontrol comparisons of structured programs to reduce prejudice or promote positive intergroup attitudes in children and adolescents. Overall, the analysis revealed a mean effect size of d = 0.30, indicating low to moderate intervention effects. From the great variety of different approaches, interventions based …
Free Full TextDigital inclusion for low-skilled and low-literate people: A landscape review
Publication Year: 2018
Outcome area(s): Digital inclusion
Intervention(s): Inclusion programs for low-skilled and low-literate people
Relevant ORR Program(s): EthnicCommunity Self-Help Program, Matching Grant, Preferred Communities, Refugee Career Pathways
Direction of Evidence: Positive impact
Strength of Evidence: Strong
Type of Study: Systematic review
This landscape review seeks to explore how technology solutions outside of the education sector can bedesigned to be more inclusive, accessible and usable for people with low levels of skillsThirty-two projects from at least twenty-five countries, in contexts both rural and urban, were selected for this review, to illustrate key characteristics of digital inclusion for …
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Free Full TextExpanding Notions of Digital Access: Parents’ Negotiation of School-Based Technology Initiatives in New Immigrant Communities
Publication Year: 2017
Outcome area(s): Digital inclusion
Intervention(s): School-home partnerships, libraries
Relevant ORR Program(s): Children's Services, Ethnic Community Self-Help Program, Refugee School Impact Program, Unaccompanied Refugee Minors, Youth Mentoring
Direction of Evidence: Inconclusive or mixed impact
Strength of Evidence: Suggestive
Type of Study: Suggestive evidence
Initiatives to integrate technology in schools are continuously increasing, with efforts to bridge the “homework gap” and provide technology access in low-income households. However, it is critical to include nondominant parents in technology adoption decisions in order to avoid mirroring past patterns of inequality in home-school relationships. This study examines the digital access, use, and …
Free Full TextRapid review of evidence for basic digital skills
Publication Year: 2017
Outcome area(s): Digital inclusion
Intervention(s): Varies
Relevant ORR Program(s): EthnicCommunity Self-Help Program, Matching Grant, Preferred Communities, Refugee Career Pathways
Direction of Evidence: Positive impact
Strength of Evidence: Strong
Type of Study: Systematic review
This study was a rapid literature review of evidence and learning in relation to following key criteria: (1) Statistics and trends on digital inclusion across the UK (looking at issues of confidence and motivation, access and affordability, and basic digital skills); (2) Identification of the key issues and barriers facing particular groups of people that …
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Free Full TextWhen the Divide Isn’t Just Digital: How Technology-Enriched Afterschool Programs Help Immigrant Youth Find a Voice, a Place, and a Future
Publication Year: 2008
Outcome area(s): Digital inclusion
Intervention(s): Community technology centers
Relevant ORR Program(s): Children's Services, Ethnic Community Self-Help Program, Refugee School Impact Program, Unaccompanied Refugee Minors, Youth Mentoring
Direction of Evidence: Positive impact
Strength of Evidence: Suggestive
Type of Study: Suggestive evidence
The so-called “digital divide”–unequal access to information technology–is one of many social inequalities faced by individuals who are low-income, ethnic minorities, or immigrants. Surprisingly, the digital divide is even larger for young people than it is for adults, with African-American and Latino young people, as well as immigrants of almost any non-Asian ethnicity, having considerably …
Free Full TextIntergenerational online health information searching and brokering: Framing health literacy as a family asset
Publication Year: 2020
Outcome area(s): Digital inclusion
Intervention(s): None Tested
Relevant ORR Program(s): Children's Services, Ethnic Community Self-Help Program, Refugee School Impact Program, Unaccompanied Refugee Minors, Youth Mentoring
Direction of Evidence: No evidence about impact
Strength of Evidence: Suggestive
Type of Study: Suggestive evidence
Latino populations are disproportionately impacted by health disparities and face both connectivity and health literacy challenges. As evidenced by the current global pandemic, access to reliable online health-related information and the ability to apply that information is critical to achieving health equity. Through a qualitative study on how Latino families collaborate to access online health …