Published Resources Details Report
- Title
- Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) Young People and Mentoring: the case of Horn of African young people in Australia
- Imprint
- National Youth Affairs Research Scheme, Australia, 2008
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978 0 642 77764 5
- Url
- https://docs.education.gov.au/system/files/doc/other/culturally_and_linguistically_diverse_cald_young_people_and_mentoring_the_case_of_horn_of_african_young_people_in_au.pdf
- Description
Research on how mentoring practices and policies in Australia can best meet the needs of young people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds, with a focus on young people from the Horn of Africa. In this study, people from the Horn of Africa originate from Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and Sudan and young people refer to those aged between 12 and 25 years.
As of the 27-4-16 lit review indicators listed were: Relationships, Community.
Methodology: Literature review, stakeholders consultations and focus groups with Horn of African young people.- Abstract
The National Youth Affairs Research Scheme (NYARS), which is jointly funded by Australian, state and territory governments, commissioned the Social Policy Research Centre (SPRC) at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in May 2007 to conduct research on how mentoring practices and policies in Australia can best meet the needs of young people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds, with a focus on young people from the Horn of Africa. In this study, people from the Horn of Africa originate from Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and Sudan and young people refer to those aged between 12 and 25 years. The broad aim of this study was to understand and compare the needs of Horn of African young people with the needs and resources of mentoring service providers and policy makers. Mentoring is one strategy that can help young people from the Horn of Africa address challenges they face in Australia. However, mentoring service providers and policy makers may not be equipped to effectively meet the needs of young people from the Horn of Africa, given that they are a recently emerging CALD group in Australia.