Somehow Familiar but Still a Stranger: Syrian Students in Turkish Higher Education

Attar, Günnur Ertong; Küçükşen, Deniz

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“…The studies on Syrian students in higher education focus on integration problems experienced by Turkish and Syrian parties. In a study examining the thoughts and attitudes of Turkish and Syrian students, it is revealed that both groups of students keep a distance from each other and Syrian students are sometimes subjected to different kinds of prejudice and negative behaviors (Ertong Attar and Küçükşen, 2019). This negative behaviors are especially related with the idea that process of attending higher education is easier for Syrian students (Ertong Attar and Küçükşen, 2019).…”

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“…In a study examining the thoughts and attitudes of Turkish and Syrian students, it is revealed that both groups of students keep a distance from each other and Syrian students are sometimes subjected to different kinds of prejudice and negative behaviors (Ertong Attar and Küçükşen, 2019). This negative behaviors are especially related with the idea that process of attending higher education is easier for Syrian students (Ertong Attar and Küçükşen, 2019). Another research shows that Turkish students from Eastern Anatolia and Southeastern Anatolia who have more frequent relations with immigrants due to physical proximity have more positive attitudes towards immigrants (Ankaralı, et al, 2017).…”

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A Relational Sociological Analysis of Syrian Students' Experiences in Osmaniye P

Babuç¹

2019

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Syrian civil war, which has caused more than five million Syrians being forced to migrate to other countries since 2011, was the beginning of an ongoing process of uncertainty and change for the Syrians migrated to neighboring countries such as Turkey. With the changing condition of Syrians in Turkey from temporary position to a permanent one, integration of Syrians became a significant issue of concern for both sides. Considering the fact that one in four of the Syrians in Turkey are young Syrians who have to create a life and a future here, Turkey changed the education policy in the way to integrate them to Turkish higher education system. Integration to higher education policy is a mutual exit door for both sides to diminish the risk of a lost Syrian generation in Turkey and to create a hope for the Syrian youth for a better future. Along with these desired positive outcomes, integration of Syrian students to higher education also brings changes and challenges for both sides. In this study, the relational changes and challenges experienced by Syrian students in integration process to Turkish higher education are explored using a relational sociological approach. Semi-structured interviews were carried out with 13 Syrian students (six women, seven men) who aged between 18 and 23 and who have been studying in Osmaniye Korkut Ata University. The experiences of Syrian students in our study reveal that attending higher education is a turning point of their lives in terms of having a chance to control the uncertainities surrounding them and having more space to increase their areas of agency. While their families and the teachers in Turkish Language Learning, Research and Application Center have been the most significant support mechanisms for them, there is still relational challenges they face in their interactions with Turkish students. To achieve a successful integration process, relational dynamics and psychosocial support mechanisms should be taken into account in educational policies.

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A Relational Sociological Analysis of Syrian Students' Experiences in Osmaniye P

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2019

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“…Despite its paramount importance, and despite being one of the main focus areas of the D4R Challenge, education has not received the attention it deserved, and only a few projects explicitly addressed education and schooling of Syrian children [4,27,30]. The problems of Syrian students, such as language and integration issues in school environments, are typically approached with qualitative methodologies [9]. Since the D4R Challenge only offered quantitative, aggregated data, the possible analyses in the education domain were limited.…”

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Guide to Mobile Data Analytics in Refugee Scenarios

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The Data for Refugees (D4R) Challenge resulted in many insights related to the movement patterns of the Syrian refugees within Turkey. In this chapter, we summarize some of the important findings, and suggest policy recommendations for the main areas of the challenge. These recommendations are sometimes broad suggestions, as the policy interventions involve many factors that are difficult to take into account. We give examples of such issues to help policy-makers.

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Higher education for refugees: relevance, challenges, and open research questions

Berg

2023

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Reflecting the increased public, political, and professional interest in higher education for refugees, research activity in this area has increased significantly in recent years. The growing body of literature provides new academic insights and crucial information for both policy and practice. This integrative literature review discusses 104 papers published between 2016 and 2019, contributing to the state of the research by offering a structured synopsis of the key themes and findings of this relatively new field. It first presents structural changes in the research literature, such as an increased focus on Germany and Turkey after the influx of asylum applications in 2015/16. It also outlines the high relevance of higher education for refugees, which is often discussed as the foundation of success in the host country. Further, the paper provides a synopsis of the personal, institutional, and structural challenges faced by refugees as they aim to realize their higher education goals, and an overview of structural challenges for institutions aiming to support them. In particular, the intersection of multiple challenges and the unaligned interests and needs of policymakers, higher education institutions, and refugees threaten the development of adequate support services. Finally, open questions and implications for further research are identified.

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Somehow Familiar but Still a Stranger: Syrian Students in Turkish Higher Education

Cited by 13 publications

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A Relational Sociological Analysis of Syrian Students' Experiences in Osmaniye P

A Relational Sociological Analysis of Syrian Students' Experiences in Osmaniye P

Policy Implications of the D4R Challenge

Higher education for refugees: relevance, challenges, and open research questions

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