Factors hampering the Integration of Refugee Children
| Thesis title in Czech: | Faktory ztěžující integraci uprchlických dětí |
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| Thesis title in English: | Factors hampering the Integration of Refugee Children |
| Key words: | Děti uprchlíků|integrace|uprchlické tábory|duševní zdraví|psychické zdraví|deprese|kulturní identita|vzdělávání|nezletilí bez doprovodu|děti vojáci|podpora rodiny|sociologické faktory|dětská práce |
| English key words: | Refugee Children|Integration|Refugee Camps|Mental Health|Psychological Well-being|Depression|Cultural Identity|Education|Unaccompanied Minors|Child soldiers|Family Support|Sociological Factor|Poverty|Child Labour |
| Academic year of topic announcement: | 2016/2017 |
| Thesis type: | diploma thesis |
| Thesis language: | angličtina |
| Department: | Department of Social Work (21-KSOCP) |
| Supervisor: | doc. PhDr. Oldřich Matoušek |
| Author: | hidden - assigned and confirmed by the Study Dept. |
| Date of registration: | 07.08.2017 |
| Date of assignment: | 07.08.2017 |
| Administrator's approval: | not processed yet |
| Confirmed by Study dept. on: | 13.09.2017 |
| Date and time of defence: | 06.09.2018 10:00 |
| Date of electronic submission: | 07.08.2018 |
| Date of proceeded defence: | 06.09.2018 |
| Submitted/finalized: | committed by student and finalized |
| Opponents: | PhDr. Jaroslava Šťastná, Ph.D. |
| Guidelines |
| The main aim of this Master thesis is to describe factors that hamper integration of Refugee Children into a new society. Mentioned factors of integration are connected with an education gap, unknowledge of a language spoken in a new society, a bad economic situation of a family or unstable or inappropriate accommodation. Refugee Children may also go through many psychologically challenging situations when forcefully or benevolently leaving their home country and other significant situations connected to their refugee status. In this thesis I also want to mention psychological distresses that influences children’s distress as resettlement, migration experiences, extended stays in refugee camps or post-migration stressors. The thesis reviews stressful reactions as well as stressful experiences among refugee children that may be associated with health problems and lead to trauma or post-traumatic stress disorder either depression or emotional/ behavioral problems. The research focuses on Syrian and Iraqis children residing in Turkey. Turkey officially hosts 3 million Syrians in Turkey and there are 1 million Syrian children under the age of 15 in Turkey. Special children refugees are children with disabilities, former child soldiers or unaccompanied minors. |
| References |
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