Safety, belonging and success in education for refugees in Europe: A systematic review

Published in the Education Journal of Education, this article comes from members of the Hub for Education for Refugees in Europe (HERE) team:

• Yousef Khalifa Aleghfeli - Toronto Metropolitan University
• Professor Joanna McIntyre - University of Nottingham
• Dr Lucy Hunt - University of Luxembourg
• Dr Chris Stone - University of Nottingham

Abstract

This systematic review aims to explore refugees' educational access, experiences and outcomes in Europe since 2015. The review follows a systematic process of reviewing and synthesising texts compiled in the Hub for Education for Refugees in Europe (HERE) Knowledge Base to fill gaps in knowledge about the educational trajectories of learners of refugee and forced migrant backgrounds who have arrived in Europe. The review includes studies that focus on all forms of educational provision and services for refugees and forced migrants in Europe: formal, non-formal and informal. The review also takes a meta-ethnographic approach to data analysis and synthesis. Key findings highlight the interconnectedness of safety, belonging and success in education for learners with refugee and forced migrant backgrounds and the necessity of economic redistribution, cultural recognition and political participation for achieving these goals.

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Centre for Researching Inclusion and Social Justice in and through Education (RISE)

Professor McIntyre and Dr Stone are members of RISE, a School of Education research centre focussed on social, epistemic, spatial and ecological justice and inclusion in education at all levels, and the ways in which education might contribute to shaping just and inclusive societies. 

Please visit the RISE website to find out more about the centre's work.