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Integrating refugees and migrants into higher education in Portugal? An action research experience in a Portuguese university
This article results from research comprised of fieldwork ethnography, participant observation, collection of life stories, interviews and testimonials of refugees, asylum seekers and migrants, living in Portugal. We focus on a particular experience of the research named Living in a Different Culture (LDC), which took place between 2017 and 2019, aimed at participants who shared the goal of becoming university…
2024
Santinho C. Rebelo D.
Observation Ethnography Portugal Interview Integration & assimilation English Formal education
The challenges of education in contexts of increasing migratory diversity: (Mis)adjustments, adaptative practices and creativity in Portuguese schools
We discuss the repercussions of the intensification and heterogeneity of contemporary migrations, especially forced migrations, in compulsory schooling contexts in Portugal. Our objectives are (i) to identify the major educational challenges arising from transnational migration, (ii) to understand how schools, still very much rooted in an educational-pedagogical nationalism, adjust to these challenges and (iii) to understand the practices of educational…
2023
Sacramento O. Challinor E. Silva P.G.
Portugal Integration & assimilation Teachers & educational staff English Formal education
Quality of life and social inclusion of migrants and refugees attending an elderly care training in four Mediterranean countries: Results from the HERO project
The progressive population ageing observed in Western countries determines a growing need for long-term care for older people. At the same time, migrants and refugees often have integration difficulties in regards to the hosting country society and labour market, with one reason being the lack of EU recognition of the educational degrees obtained in their native country. Creating educational opportunities…
2023
Moza S. Kyprianou E. Yerou C. Tsitsi T. Soulé M.V. Charalambous A. Kassidakis P. Santini S. Finco M. Galassi F. Fabbietti P.
Italy Surveys & questionnaire Greece Portugal Cyprus Vocational & technical education Interview Inclusion English Observation
Breathing the asylum system: Gendering Portugal’s reception conditions and integration practices
Establishing a life in an asylum country presents an exceptionally daunting challenge, particularly for women. In asylum countries, women encounter numerous hurdles like healthcare, language barriers, economic empowerment, childcare, education, cultural adjustment, legal issues, and more. This chapter comprehensively analyzes reception conditions and integration practices in the Portuguese asylum system from a gender perspective, covering seven critical areas: housing, financial…
2024
Borges G.M.
Formal education Non-formal education Portugal Interview Integration & assimilation Gender English
Development and Implementation of a Nutritional Education Program Aimed at Improving the Integration Process of Young Orphan Refugees Newly Arrived in Portugal
(1) Background: Refugees are a population group at imminent risk of death, being forced to migrate to countries with different cultures. Many of the refugees are at great risk of malnutrition, especially adolescent orphans. The aim of the study was to establish a nutritional and food education program to improve the integration process of young orphan refugees newly arrived in…
2023
Oliveira B. Bicho M. Valente A.
Secondary data analysis Language education Experimental & quasi-experimental study Surveys & questionnaire Portugal Randomised control trial Integration & assimilation Gender English Assessment
Social inclusion of refugees and asylum seekers: The role of public libraries in the Lisbon Metropolitan Area
Social inclusion of refugees and asylum seekers includes addressing their information needs. This research seeks to examine the role of public libraries in this process through the analysis of public librarians' perceptions. Based on the constructivist paradigm, the case study method, and the semi-directive interview survey technique, 16 public municipal libraries in the Lisbon Metropolitan Area (Portugal) are studied. The…
2023
Serra S. Revez J.
Access & participation Language education Case study Surveys & questionnaire Housing & accommodation Portugal Interview Integration & assimilation Inclusion English
Relocation 2.0: tying adult refugee skills to labour market demand
This Cedefop policy brief is based on an empirical piece of work carried out in Greece and Portugal. The work tested if, and under what conditions, intra-EU relocation of refugees based on skills and labour market needs in countries of relocation may work. Experience gained indicates six ways in which progress can be made to expand relocation in Europe based…
2022
European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training
English Policy & law Greece Portugal
SIRIUS Watch 2021: Towards inclusive digital education for migrant children
SIRIUS Watch 2021 presents trends and developments on the effects of digitalisation in education on migrant children both pre- COVID-19 and during COVID-19. It will build on national and EU-level research, as well as the results of the SIRIUS Online Digital Workshop. The results include a clear framework of challenges and recommendations to support the development of an inclusive digital…
2021
Armalys T. Sanchez P.M.R. van der Graaf L.
Germany COVID-19 England Italy Slovenia Netherlands Ireland Digital education Greece Spain Croatia Estonia Finland United Kingdom Poland English Portugal France Lithuania Norway Bulgaria
An overview of refugee education in Europe
The overview of refugee children education in Europe we provide in this book is part of the Erasmus + project “ITIRE: Improving teaching to improve refugee children education”. Following the unprecedented flow of forced migrants to Europe in 2015, several countries have adopted measures to facilitate the enrolment of refugee children in the educational system. These actions have produced a…
2020
Dovigo F.
Access & participation Spain Latvia Türkiye Denmark Cyprus Malta Iceland Albania Norway Belgium Luxembourg Intervention Romania Monaco Switzerland Bosnia Czechia Human rights Croatia Germany Estonia Sweden Finland Italy Macedonia Austria Poland Slovenia Portugal United Kingdom Serbia Slovakia Caregivers Netherlands Lithuania English Ireland Hungary France Greece Bulgaria
Reinforcing all key competences for migrant pupils through non-formal education: the Escolhas programme and its impact on migrant pupils – a Peer Learning from Portugal 2018
[No abstract available]
2018
SIRIUS Network – Policy Network on Migrant Education
English Non-formal education Portugal
Adult education in Europe 2017: a civil society view
The following report is based on a survey sent to EAEA’s members, asking them about the state of adult education in their country. The views expressed come from a variety of contexts. EAEA members are often umbrella organisations representing their country’s adult education providers, and can have the status of a non-governmental organisation representing providers to the national or regional…
2017
European Association for the Education of Adults
Access & participation Iceland Türkiye Romania Equity & equality Belarus Non-formal education Bosnia Lifelong learning Croatia Germany Estonia Case study Finland Sweden Liechtenstein Austria Macedonia Serbia Poland Surveys & questionnaire Portugal Netherlands Russia United Kingdom Ireland Slovakia Teachers & educational staff Greece Vocational & technical education English Spain Adult education & training Policy & law Denmark
E-learning resources for migrants and refugees: Experience from field trials in Italy
The role of MOOCs and OERs as effective resources for social inclusion of disadvantaged groups has been greatly emphasized in recent years due to the increased numbers of refugees and migrants, especially in European societies. A recent study carried out by the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission on free digital learning (FDL) opportunities for migrants and refugees…
2019
Damiani V. Agrusti G.
Access & participation Resilience & adaptation Formal education Tertiary education Language education Italy Digital education Macedonia Portugal Integration & assimilation Teachers & educational staff Inclusion English