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This chapter describes the processes involved in selecting the research site, how the author approached the refugee participants, and how the relationships between the participants and researcher were established and maintained. The chapter also introduces the three participant families, their stories, biographical information, insights, and their circumstances during the data-collection period.
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Duran, C.S. (2017). The Three Families. In: Language and Literacy in Refugee Families. Language and Globalization. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-58756-5_3
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