This book presents the results of a Hong Kong study that focused on refugees' contributions, and potential, to support green urban development. It describes education about sustainability principles in non-formal skills development settings, and the benefits of this learning for refugees.

International studies highlight the importance of skills development for disadvantaged groups so they can effectively integrate into accepting societies. However, developing green skills that can help refugees engage in sustainability efforts in new settlements is new and proved successful in our Hong Kong study.

Theoretical and practical angles are used to explore the topic and emphasize the importance of a transformative design for skills development programs for disadvantaged groups as an educational response towards challenges of sustainable urban development. The book discusses the interplay between opportunity structures, agency, and the gendered experience and outlines the results of skills training on three levels personal, community and society. This book applies a novel approach in searching for a positive view on refugees and their role in society.

The book also highlights social entrepreneurship and its impact on the personal and community levels, following skills training, in terms of behavioural change and participation in society's sustainability efforts. Researchers, field workers at NGOs working with refugees, TVET practitioners and policymakers can benefit from this book as it includes recommendations for policy change.

Discusses refugees' education and skills training that specifically concerns generic green skills development Clarifies the use of different concepts and levels to better understand beneficial practices and processes for refugees Explains how Education for Sustainability Development pedagogy can be applied in refugees' education/training programs

Autorentext

Aysuhan Tuba SARAL is a PhD graduate and a Senior Research Assistant at the Education University of Hong Kong. Her research interests include education for refugees and asylum seekers, green skills development, and social entrepreneurship for marginalized groups.

Dr. Margarita Pavlova (PhD Australia; PhD Russia; MEd USA; BEd Hons Russia) is the Director of the UNEVOC Centre (Hong Kong), which is a member of the global UNESCO-UNEVOC network, and an Associate Professor at the Department of International Education, the Education University of Hong Kong. Her research focus is on policy, planning and curriculum development in vocational education at both national and international levels, with a particular emphasis on green skills development and greening of the vocational education sector. Dr. Pavlova's regional research and development projects in Asia have been funded by different agencies including the Asian Development Bank, The World Bank, UNESCO and the EuropeanTraining Foundation (ETF). Dr. Pavlova has published widely in the fields of her expertise. She currently serves on the editorial advisory boards of two book series published by Springer: Technical and Vocational Education and Training: Issues, Concerns and Prospects , and Education in the Asia-Pacific Region: Issues, Concerns and Prospects .

Inhalt

1 Introduction: Refugees and asylum seekers in the context of sustainable urban development.- 2 Opportunity Structures and Agency for Refugees: Importance of Resources.- 3 Empowerment of Refugees for Greening Societies and Economies: Approaches for Capacity Building through Green Skills Development.- 4 Findings and Discussion about the Impact of Resources on the Well-being of Refugees.- 5 Findings and Discussion related to the Evaluation of the Workshops, their Effectiveness, and Empowerment through Social Entrepreneurship.- 6.The Way Forward.