In 1998, I was part of a national study investigating the impact of immigration on Vancouver area's schools -- administrators, teachers, and others involved in education. One of the findings of that study was that despite policies that were in place, there was a lack of monetary, material, and human resources being made available to manage the influx of students from a variety of countries, the first (or second or third) language of which was not English. At that time, large groups of refugee children and adolescents would arrive at school on Monday morning with little to no additional support made available to teachers who were already heavily burdened with their daily responsibilities. I am wondering, is the situation much different today, given the recent influx of Syrian refugees? How are teachers feeling/managing/surviving/thriving?
This is a very hard question. I am currently conducting research on education experiences of Syrian refugees in Turkey. It is very complex issue. Situation might be different in Canada given the fact that numbers of Syrian refugees are very different in two countries. However, you should also consider that Syrian refugee children are different than other immigrants. They experienced brutal war in their country. Many of them have either physical or mental disabilities because of this bad experience. When studying their educational needs in any part of the world, it is important to get some background information. Attached papers might give you a little bit background.
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