TY  - JOUR
T1  - Schools as Agents of Social Cohesion: The Role of Educational Institutions in Immigrant Students’ Adaptation
TT  - TOPLUMSAL UYUMUN AKTÖRLERİ OLARAK OKULLAR: GÖÇMEN ÖĞRENCİLERİN UYUM SÜRECİNDE EĞİTİM KURUMLARININ ROLÜ
AU  - Doğutaş, Aysun
PY  - 2025
DA  - November
Y2  - 2025
DO  - 10.17753/sosekev.1779992
JF  - EKEV Akademi Dergisi
PB  - Erzurum Kültür Eğitim Vakfı
WT  - DergiPark
SN  - 1301-6229
SP  - 325
EP  - 341
IS  - 104
LA  - en
AB  - Using a document analysis approach, this study examines how educational institutions contribute to the adaptation of immigrant students. Schools are becoming increasingly important settings where social integration, language learning, and cultural diversity converge due to rising global migration. The Ministry of National Education's reports, international organizations such as UNESCO, UNICEF, and the OECD, as well as recent scholarly research in the field are the primary sources of information for this study. According to research, educational institutions help immigrant students adjust in five key ways: by assisting with language acquisition, encouraging peer relationships and social inclusion, and offering academic and psychosocial assistance. The efficacy of these initiatives, however, is constrained by issues such as a lack of comprehensive advisory services, inadequate teacher preparation, and limited resources. The study highlights the importance of schools as hubs for social cohesion and cross-cultural understanding in addition to being centers of academic instruction. To better serve immigrant children, policymakers are advised to incorporate holistic advising programs, ensure equal resource allocation, and enhance teacher training.
KW  - Immigrant students
KW  - Social adaptation
KW  - Educational institutions
KW  - Document analysis
N2  - Bu çalışma, belge analizi yaklaşımını kullanarak eğitim kurumlarının göçmen öğrencilerin uyumuna nasıl katkıda bulunduğunu incelemektedir. Okullar, artan küresel göç nedeniyle sosyal bütünleşme, dil öğrenimi ve kültürel çeşitliliğin bir araya geldiği giderek daha önemli ortamlar haline gelmektedir. Millî Eğitim Bakanlığı raporları, UNESCO, UNICEF ve OECD gibi uluslararası kuruluşlar ve bu alandaki son akademik araştırmalar, bu çalışma için temel bilgi kaynaklarıdır. Araştırmaya göre, eğitim kurumları göçmen öğrencilerin uyum sağlamasına beş temel şekilde yardımcı olmaktadır: dil edinimine yardımcı olmak, akran ilişkilerini ve sosyal katılımı teşvik etmek ve akademik ve psikososyal destek sunmak. Ancak bu girişimlerin etkililiği, kapsamlı danışmanlık hizmetlerinin eksikliği, yetersiz öğretmen eğitimi ve sınırlı kaynaklar gibi sorunlarla sınırlanmaktadır. Çalışma, okulların akademik eğitim merkezleri olmalarının yanı sıra sosyal uyum ve kültürlerarası anlayış merkezleri olarak önemini vurgulamaktadır. Göçmen çocuklara daha iyi hizmet verebilmek için, politika yapıcılara bütüncül danışmanlık programları entegre etmeleri, eşit kaynak tahsisini sağlamaları ve öğretmen eğitimini geliştirmeleri tavsiye edilmektedir.
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.17753/sosekev.1779992
L1  - https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/5223250
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