Raising aspirations and enhancing pathways to higher education for low SES migrant and refugee communities: A literature review

The aim of this paper is to provide summary of Australian and international research on raising aspirations and enhancing pathways to higher education for low SES migrant and refugee communities. The paper begins by defining the concept of aspiration before relating that to factors that shape migrants’ aspirations to pursue higher education. Next, the paper examines challenges and barriers experienced by migrants and refugees to attain higher education and to achieve academic success once there. Previous studies’ recommendations to overcome such barriers are then the focus of this report.