scholarly journals Training Teachers for Diversity Awareness: Impact on School Attendance of Refugee Children

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Semih Tumen ◽  
Michael Vlassopoulos ◽  
Jackline Wahba
Keyword(s):  
School Attendance ◽  
Refugee Children ◽  
Diversity Awareness

scholarly journals REFUGEE CHILDREN IN CRISIS:

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (4.1) ◽  
pp. 65-84
Author(s):  
Ali Jameel Faleh Al-Sarayrah ◽  
Haya Ali Falah Al Masalhah
Keyword(s):  
School Attendance ◽  
Refugee Children ◽  
Cost Of Living ◽  
Social Challenges ◽  
Syrian Refugee ◽  
Refugee Families ◽  
Educational Challenges ◽  
Cost Of Education ◽  
Labor Exploitation ◽  
Job Opportunities

This study aimed to identify the kinds of challenge encountered by Syrian refugee children who are living in Jordan but not in refugee camps. A sample of 120 Syrian refugee children residing in Amman provided the data for this study, which is based on a descriptive approach. The Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) was used to analyze the data. We found that the main economic challenges faced by these children were low wages, labor exploitation, difficulties with paying back debts for their families, ongoing poverty, and the high cost of living in Jordan. Educational challenges were also largely economic and were mainly due to the high cost of education and the priority of work over school attendance. Health challenges too were economic and centered on the high cost of health care and the obstacles to obtaining medical insurance. Social challenges included lack of interpersonal bonds, an inability to form new friendships, and the absence of entertainment. This study suggests that providing financial support for Syrian refugee families consistent with the increasing cost of living in the hosting country would result in better lives for the Syrian children, as would creating job opportunities for heads of families in line with memoranda of agreement that Jordan has with international organizations. Further, public education for Syrian refugee children should be made free of charge, particularly in the elementary stages.

Ethical aspects when treating traumatized refugee children and their families

2004 ◽  
Vol 58 (3) ◽  
pp. 193-198 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gunilla Jarkman Björn ◽  
Åke Björn
Keyword(s):  
Refugee Children ◽  
Ethical Aspects

Miami University Diversity Awareness Scale

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Susan Mosley-Howard ◽  
Raymond Witte ◽  
Aimin Wang
Keyword(s):  
Diversity Awareness ◽  
Miami University

School Attendance Scale

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adam B. Butler
Keyword(s):  
School Attendance

Finnish refugee children’s experiences of Swedish refugee camps during the Second World War

2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-37
Author(s):  
Merja Paksuniemi
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Second World War ◽  
Refugee Children ◽  
Refugee Camps ◽  
World War ◽  
Daily Routines ◽  
Decisive Importance ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Camp Life ◽  
Second World

This article seeks to demonstrate how Finnish refugee children experienced living in Swedish refugee camps during the Second World War (1939–1945). The study focuses on children’s opinions and experiences reflected through adulthood. The data were collected through retrospective interviews with six adults who experienced wartime as children in Finland and were evacuated to Sweden as refugees. Five of the interviewees were female and one of them was male. The study shows, it was of decisive importance to the refugee children’s well-being to have reliable adults around them during the evacuation and at the camps. The findings demonstrate that careful planning made a significant difference to the children´s adaptations to refugee camp life. The daily routines at the camp, such as regular meals, play time and camp school, reflected life at home and helped the children to continue their lives, even under challenging circumstances.

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