may not have such feelings, the question of identity is crucial. Our schools should recognize the identities of each student, whatever his or her origin or background. Pride in one's identity should go hand in hand with respect for the identity of others. Schools should be places where children and young people learn to live together, understanding the richness of diversity, because the societies in which they must live in the future will all be diverse, multicultural societies or - more accurately: multi-cultural democracies. The debate “assimilation vs multiculturalism� is far from over. For educators to successfully help migrant students integrate, they must have the professional freedom to select and use the appropriate teaching and learning tools and have these not prescribed by education authorities.
KEY POINT TO BE CONSIDERED
In-service training programmes should be established to equip teachers with knowledge, skills, and competences to meet the educational needs of refugee children and youth
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KEY POINT TO BE CONSIDERED
Adequate budgetary provisions are to be made by governments of transit and host countries for education to forcibly displaced children and youth