Provision of quality education in the context of Syrian refugee children in the UK: opportunities and challenges |
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| Authors: | Roda Madziva Juliet Thondhlana |
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| Institution: | 1. School of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UKRoda.madziva@nottingham.ac.uk;3. School of Education, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK |
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| Abstract: | AbstractWhile existing research has shown the importance of the three interrelated domains of the wider policy, the school and home/community environments in the development of quality education for learners, this literature does not fully capture the experiences of the refugee population. In this article we focus on a group of Syrian refugees who came as part of the first large cohort that was welcomed in the UK in December 2015. We adapt Tikly’s quality education frameworks and develop a model that highlights not only the importance of the three intersecting environments, but also the specific inputs/processes that are critical to achieving quality education for refugees. In so doing, we stress the critical role of English as a tool for refugee children’s inclusion and integration in schools. Consequently, the contribution of the paper is an understanding of the inputs/processes that are key to the development of quality education for migrant/refugee children. |
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| Keywords: | Quality education refugee children Syrian refugees English as an additional language refugee integration |
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