The (Re)claiming social capital: Improving language and cultural pathways for refugee students into Australian higher education project

(Re) claiming social capital: Improving language and cultural pathways for refugee students into Australian higher education  is a research project partnered by the Universities of Newcastle, Curtin and Macquarie and funded by the 

The overarching aims of this project are to identify the pathways taken by Humanitarian Entrant Background (HEB) students to enter Higher Education [HE], and investigate how HEB students experience their transitions into and through undergraduate study, with a particular focus on language, literacy and university culture. The three transition pathways studied include Intensive English Centres in High Schools in Perth [Curtin University]; the LEAP (Learning, Education Aspiration, Participation) Refugee Mentoring Program within high schools [Widening Participation Unit, Macquarie University]; and, VET (Vocational Education and Training) and enabling program transition [the English Language and Foundation Studies Centre (ELFSC), the University of Newcastle].