Project Hope: Digital Game-Based Education for Syrian Refugee Children in Turkey

• In Event: Poster Session 3
  In Poster Session: Students' Learning Strategies and Interventions

Abstract

Turkey is the top refugee-hosting country in the world, with more than three million registered Syrian refugees. A New York-Turkish research team was the first to document the educational and mental health needs of Syrian refugee children, finding that an overwhelming majority are not enrolled in school in Turkey, partly as a result of language barriers, and about half suffer from PTSD and/or depression. In response to the educational and psychological crisis among refugee children, the New York and Turkish researchers enlisted the help of colleagues with expertise in educational technology to design an online, game-based learning intervention for refugee children named Project Hope. Results from Project Hope are reported.

Authors

• Tzuchi Tsai, New York University

• Selcuk Sirin, New York University

• Sinem Vatanartiran, Bahcesehir University

• Bruce Douglas Homer, City University of New York

• Jan L. Plass, New York University