The Role of Teachers' Pedagogies and Instructional Strategies in Refugee Students' Inclusion and Classroom Atmosphere

• In Event: Honoring What They Bring: Preparing Teachers to Center and Sustain Students' Backgrounds, Cultures, and Experiences

Abstract

This qualitative phenomenological research examines teachers' experiences in teaching refugee students and explores how successful teachers' teaching and pedagogical approaches are in creating a classroom environment that fosters a culture of inclusion for refugee children. The data collection includes semi-structured interviews with 18 teachers and observational notes. Data is analyzed through reconstructive analysis to examine the datasets to transform the data into the explicit form. The preliminary results of the study suggest that the challenges experienced in refugee education, how teachers deal with the challenges in and outside the classroom setting, and their choice of instructional strategies and approaches affect the involvement of refugee students in classroom activities and with their peers as well as the overall classroom atmosphere.

Authors

• Ozlem Erden-Basaran, TED University
  Presenting Author

• Merih Ugurel Kamisli, TED University
  Presenting Author

• Hilal Seda Yildiz
  Presenting Author