Education in Emergencies: Case of a Community School for Syrian Refugees

Autor/in	Hos, Rabia
Titel	Education in Emergencies: Case of a Community School for Syrian Refugees
Quelle	In: European Journal of Educational Research, 5 (2016) 2, S.53-60 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2165-8714
Schlagwörter	Refugees; Community Schools; Case Studies; Interviews; Focus Groups; Qualitative Research; War; Foreign Countries; Curriculum; Culturally Relevant Education; Administrator Attitudes; Teacher Attitudes; Parent Attitudes; Municipalities; Sustainability; Educational Planning; Educational Policy; Program Design; Syria; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Flüchtling; Community school; ; Gemeindeschule; Gemeinschaftsschule; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Qualitative Forschung; Krieg; Ausland; Curricula; Lehrplan; Rahmenplan; Lehrerverhalten; Elternverhalten; Magistrat; Nachhaltigkeit; Bildungsplanung; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Programme design; Programmaufbau; Programmplanung; Syrien; Türkei
Abstract	With the break of the civil war in Syria, many Syrians have been displaced either internally or as refugees. Turkey, one of the leading host of Syrian refugees, has made changes to the policies to accommodate the needs of Syrians. Education is one of the most prominent needs of displaced refugee children. While 80 percent of refugee children living in camps have access to formal education, only small number of children living outside the camps are attending schools. With the increased number of children, many of the governmental organizations, municipalities, and NGOs have been involved in an effort to establish schools for Syrian refugee children living outside of the camps. This article reports the results of a study conducted at a newly established host community school for Syrian refugee children in the City of Gaziantep during the 2014-2015 school year. The aim of the study was to look at the experiences of administrators, teachers, and a parent who were involved in the establishment of the schools. The study made use of qualitative case study methodology, where interviews, focus group, and field notes were the data sources. The results of the study indicated that there were many systematic challenges involved in the establishment of the school, but nevertheless the teachers, administrators and the parents were happy to have the opportunity to be involved in this effort. The curriculum used in the school provided cultural relevance for the students and made their transition to the context easier. Although the school was established with support from the municipality for that year, there were not solid plans in place to provide sustainability of the school. This study provides a unique insight into the current status of Syrian refugee children living in Turkey and should serve as a bridge to policy makers in designing educational programs for refugees. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01