Exploring Trauma: Refugee Students in Education through Teachers' Eyes - The case in Greece
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2024-10-12
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Humans’ nature combined with the appropriate triggers can ignite the innate aggression that everyone bears from birth. This fact can explain merely humans’ thirst for power and destruction. Thus, the ongoing conflicts have resulted in the movement of large populations over the years. The most vulnerable victims of war’s aggression are the children. These children bear severe war-related traumas, as they have lost or, even worse, witnessed the death of a close family member. To escape and protect themselves, they subject themselves to dangerous journeys. When they arrive in Greece, one of the reception countries of the Eastern Mediterranean route, to integrate into Greek society, they gain access to education as soon as possible. However, because of their war-related traumas, their integration becomes more difficult. Researchers mention that in general these traumas seriously impact refugee children’s school life. Signs of depression, fear, and violent behavior can be observed in these children according to some teachers, as it will be shown in the fieldwork conducted in Greece in the context of the present thesis. The Greek government, following the EU’s guidelines and in collaboration with other stakeholders tries to provide a safe and supportive learning environment for war-affected children, helping them to overcome their past traumas and build a better future. However, for the Greek Government's effort to be successful, we have to understand exactly what types of trauma these children display, and whether Greek teachers are well-trained to recognize these war-related traumas.
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Faculteit der Managementwetenschappen