Naslov
“We would love to, but...” — needs in school integration from the perspective of refugee children, their parents, peers, and school staff

Autori
Vrdoljak, Antonija ; Stanković, Nikolina ; Čorkalo Biruški, Dinka ; Jelić, Margareta ; Fasel, Rachel ; Butera, Fabrizio

Vrsta, podvrsta
Radovi u časopisima, znanstveni

Izvornik
International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (2022)

Status rada
Online first

Ključne riječi
Refugee children ; school integration ; needs in the integration process ; qualitative study ; multiple perspectives

Sažetak
Existing research on the education of refugee children has been con-ducted in countries with a longstanding tradition of refugee integration. The aim of this study was to gain insight into the integration process of refugee children in Croatian schools. Croatia is a small EU country with limited experience in refugee integration. The phenomenological approach was used to examine the experiences and perspectives of the relevant actors. Interviews and focus group discussions were conducted with refugee children (N = 15), their parents (N = 5), classmates (N = 50), and school staff (N = 54) from six elementary schools in Zagreb. Data analyses suggested three general needs: educational, language, and social, each of them connected to more specific needs, challenges, and suggestions. The results of the study are discussed within the Schachneret al. (2017) framework of immigrant adolescents’ acculturation.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Psihologija

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