ABSTRACT This paper probes theories of justice underpinning the concept of equity to deconstruct the term and ascertain how best to equitably support refugee and asylum-seeking youth in U.S. schools. Building upon theories posited by John Rawls, Michael Sandel, and Amartya Sen, the paper aims to extend beyond ideal theory into a theoretical framework of equity with operationalizing potential. Recognizing refugee and asylum-seeking youth as part of the U.S. social contract and therefore bound to government support, the paper represents that equitable education for these young people in our globalized world is essential from both a human rights and economic perspective. Such equitable education will only be achieved when universal minimum standards are offered to everyone and made inclusive, so that all are invited to fully participate as culturally respected learners and knowledge producers in academic spaces.

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正义理论为美国难民和寻求庇护青年的教育平等奠定了基础：考虑罗尔斯，桑德尔和森

摘要本文探讨了正义理论，这些正义理论是公平概念的基础，以公平解构这个术语，并确定如何最好地公平地支持美国学校中的难民和寻求庇护的青年。本文以约翰·罗尔斯（John Rawls），迈克尔·桑德尔（Michael Sandel）和阿玛蒂亚·森（Amartya Sen）提出的理论为基础，旨在将理论从理想理论扩展到具有运营潜力的公平理论框架。该论文认识到难民和寻求庇护的年轻人是美国社会契约的一部分，因此必须得到政府的支持，这表明从人权和经济角度来看，全球化世界中这些年轻人的平等教育至关重要。只有向所有人提供普遍的最低标准并使其具有包容性，才能实现这种公平的教育，