Problems of Migrant Students in Education in Türkiye Cover Image

Türkiye’de Göçmen Öğrencilerin Eğitimde Karşılaştıkları Sorunlar
Problems of Migrant Students in Education in Türkiye

Author(s): İlker Dere, Emine Demirci Dölek
Subject(s): Education, School education, Migration Studies, Sociology of Education, Asylum, Refugees, Migration as Policy-fields
Published by: Namık Kemal Üniversitesi Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi
Keywords: Türkiye; immigrant education; integration; student; problem;

Summary/Abstract: The current research aims to evaluate the problems immigrant students face in education in Türkiye. To develop practical solutions to the difficulties that immigrant students face, firstly it is necessary to identify them. The literature review method systematically identified the problems and examined the existing studies. The research data were collected by the document analysis method. The five themes generated for the analysis were "language-related problems," "policy-related problems," "schoolrelated problems," "economic problems," and "psychological problems." The data were evaluated for content analysis by using themes. The research results have shown that immigrant students mostly have problems related to language deficiencies in the integration process into education. Second, policy-related problems include temporary solutions, uncertainty in education, lack of information, and lack of cooperation between institutions and organizations was determined. Lastly, it has been reported that there are many economic, psychological, and school-related problems in the literature.

  • Issue Year: 11/2023
  • Issue No: Spec. Iss.
  • Page Range: 108-135
  • Page Count: 28
  • Language: Turkish