School success for migrant and refugee children : a systematic literature review
Aiello-Cabrera, Emilia (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid)
Chiappelli, Tiziana (Università degli Studi di Firenze)
Grigoli, Antonio di (Università degli Studi di Firenze)
Mancaniello, Maria Rita (University of Siena)
Mara, Liviu-Catalin (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)
Sordè i Martí, Teresa (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Sociologia)
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Centre d'Estudis i de Recerca en Migracions

Date:	2025
Description:	19 pàg.
Abstract:	In less than a decade, conflicts have driven two massive waves of refugees to the European Union, mainly from Syria and Ukraine but not only. Many of these refugees are children whose education has been disrupted. This article aims to identify the elements that foster school success for migrant and refugee children in their host societies. To investigate this, we conducted a systematic review following the PRISMA statement, focusing on three databases: Elsevier's Scopus®, Clarivate's™ Social Sciences Citation Index™, and Emerging Sources Citation Index™. Our search yielded 651 articles, with no restriction on publication date. After a rigorous inclusion and exclusion process conducted independently by different researchers, 38 articles related to the education of refugee and migrant children and families were fully screened. Ultimately, 30 articles were included in the review, and their methodological quality was assessed independently by two researchers. The analysis, conducted deductively, highlights the importance of establishing interactive learning environments for students, involving the community in the educational process, and designing effective training for teachers and other professionals to manage the educational trajectories of these young people. In the final section, we discuss the limitations of this study and suggest areas for further exploration.
Grants:	European Commission 101004717
Rights:	Aquest document està subjecte a una llicència d'ús Creative Commons. Es permet la reproducció total o parcial, la distribució, i la comunicació pública de l'obra, sempre que no sigui amb finalitats comercials, i sempre que es reconegui l'autoria de l'obra original. No es permet la creació d'obres derivades.
Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Subject:	Migrant ; Refuge children ; Educational success ; Community participation ; Interactive Learning environments ; SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Published in:	SAGE Open, Vol.15, Num.2(2025) , p. 1-19, ISSN 2158-2440

DOI: 10.1177/21582440251330126

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