SOCIAL COHESION OF SYRIAN REFUGEES THROUGH VALUES EDUCATION: A QUASI-EXPERIMENTAL STUDY

Abstract

Adaptation is expected to enable migrants to survive in the place they migrate. Therefore, in addition to the financial support provided to migrants, the studies on adaptation of immigrants will facilitate the social adaptation process of immigrants. In this research, quasi-experimental method was used as quantitative research methods. For the purpose of the study an intervention program applied to group of 46 consisting half Syrian half Turkish. Announcements have been made to universities and non-profit organisation to identify participants Invited participants from the interviews were identified 23 of the participants are female and 23 are female. The age of the participants varies between 18-30 and the average is 24.62. First of all, the participants were informed about the basic values and an intervention program was implemented. The intervention program offered contributed to the development of Turkish and Syrian participants in terms of empathy, self-esteem and positive values. While cognitive empathy, self-esteem and positive values favored Turkish participants, empathy, self-esteem and positive values did not show any significant difference after the intervention, and the significance between the participants had disappeared before the experimental intervention. The intervention program has been an effective application for the development of empathy, self-esteem and positive values.

Keywords

• Syrian Migrant
• Social Cohesion
• Values Education
• Empathy
• Self-Esteem
• Quası-Experimental Study

Project Number

45A45B45

DEĞERLER EĞİTİMİ YOLUYLA SURİYELİ SIĞINMACILARIN SOSYAL UYUMU: YARI DENEYSEL BİR ÇALIŞMA

Abstract

Göçmenlerin göç ettikleri yerde hayata devam edebilmeleri için uyum sağlanması beklenmektedir. Bu nedenle göçmenlere sağlanan maddi desteğin yanı sıra göçmenlerin uyumuna yönelik yapılacak çalışmaların göçmenlerin sosyal uyum sürecini kolaylaştıracaktır. Dolayısıyla bu araştırmada Türkiye’ye göç eden ve Türkiye’de yaşamakta olan 18-30 yaş arasındaki Suriyeli sığınmacıların sosyal uyumunu artırmak amaçlanmıştır. Bu araştırmada nicel araştırma yöntemlerinden yarı-deneysel yöntem kullanılmıştır. Araştırmanın amacına yönelik olarak yarısı Türk yarısı Suriyeli 46 katılımcıdan oluşan gruba bir müdahale programı uygulanmıştır. Katılımcıların belirlenmesi amacıyla ilana çıkılmıştır. Başvurular arasından yapılan görüşmeler sonucu katılımcılar belirlenmiştir. Katılımcıların 23’ü kadın 23’ü erkektir. Katılımcıların yaşları 18-30 arasında değişmekte olup yaş ortalaması 24.62’dir. Katılımcılara öncelikle temel değerler hakkında bilgi verilerek müdahale programı uygulanmıştır. Uygulanan müdahale programı Türk ve Suriyeli katılımcıların empati, benlik saygısı ve pozitif değerler yönünden gelişimine katkı sunmuştur. Deneysel müdahale öncesinde empati, benlik saygısı ve pozitif değerler Türk katılımcılar lehine iken; empati, benlik saygısı ve pozitif değerler müdahale sonrasında anlamlı fark göstermeyip katılımcılar arasındaki anlamlı fark ortadan kalkmıştır. Müdahale programı sosyal uyumu sağlamada farklı etnik gruplar arasında kullanılabilecek bir yöntem olmuştur. Müdahale programı empati, benlik saygısı ve pozitif değerlerin gelişimi yönünde etkili bir uygulama olmuştur.

Keywords

• Suriyeli göçmen
• Sosyal uyum
• Değerler eğitimi
• Empati
• Benlik saygısı
• Yarı-deneysel çalışma

Supporting Institution

GIZ

Project Number

45A45B45

Thanks

Beni TOGETHER WE STAND projesi ile tanıştıran SGDD ailesine teşekkür ederim.

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