[en] This scoping review aims to explore the role of gender in refugees' educational access, experiences, and outcomes in Europe since 2015. Gender can act as a significant barrier to education, and gender stereotypes and bias can affect learning opportunities and outcomes. As a response, a scoping review was conducted to explore the role of gender in refugees' educational access, experiences, and outcomes in Europe since 2015. This 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 the gaps in knowledge about gender-related post-migration experiences of refugees and displaced individuals who have arrived in Europe. The review includes studies that focus on educational services for refugees in Europe and uses a meta-ethnographic synthesis approach to data analysis and synthesis. Using a socio-ecological framework, it was found that at the individual level, access and progression were shaped by previous educational attainment, health issues, survival tactics and future aspirations; at the micro-level, by relationships with family, educators and peers; at the meso-level, by public perceptions of refugee learners and home-school interactions; and at the macro-level, by administrative barriers, the asylum system, socio-economic factors and the tailored opportunities and community support available. The majority of the studies referred to the experiences of women and girls.
Disciplines :
Education & instruction
Author, co-author :
HUNT, Lucy ; University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences (FHSE) > Department of Education and Social Work (DESW) > Teaching and Learning ; Hub for Education for Refugees in Europe, School of Education, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
Aleghfeli, Yousef Khalifa; Hub for Education for Refugees in Europe, School of Education, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
McIntyre, Joanna; Hub for Education for Refugees in Europe, School of Education, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
Stone, Chris; Hub for Education for Refugees in Europe, School of Education, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
External co-authors :
yes
Language :
English
Title :
Refugees' gendered experiences of education in Europe since 2015: A scoping review
Publication date :
December 2023
Journal title :
Review of education
eISSN :
2049-6613
Publisher :
John Wiley and Sons Inc
Volume :
11
Issue :
3
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
Funders :
Open Society Foundations
Funding text :
The authors would like to acknowledge Open Society Foundations for funding the work of HERE.
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