This study aims to examine the school adjustment of Syrian children who were obliged to leave their country for different reasons and who are under temporary protection in Turkey according to the opinions of Turkish and Syrian students. The study, which was carried out in accordance with qualitative research methods, has participants consisting of 10 Turkish and 10 Syrian students who were in public secondary schools in Ankara, Gaziantep and Hatay. The data were collected via semi-structured interview forms which were developed by the researchers of the study. According to Syrian students, the factors affecting their adjustment to the schools were language barrier, peer relations, teacher attitudes, the view towards the country and to the school, aggression, segregation, exclusion, cultural differences, education interruption and academic readiness. Turkish students stated that the factors affecting Syrian children’s adjustment to the schools were language barrier, peer relations, teacher attitudes, aggression, segregation, exclusion, cultural differences and academic readiness.

DOI: 10.16986/HUJE.2020058048
ISSN: 1300-5340