Experiences of Refugee Youth and Families in Hard-to-Survey AreasResearchers: Howard Ramos1, Steffen Pötzschke2, Débora Maehler2Affiliation: Western University2, GESIS – Leibniz Institute for the Social Science2Keywords: quantitative methodology, small cities, social and cultural integration, settlement communities, religious organizations, refugee youth and families, social networking.SummaryOverview: This project researches refugee settlement and integration in smaller municipalities and secondary [...]

Singing My Story: Building Capacity with Newcomer Youth Through Songwriting, Recording, and Creative Arts-based PedagogiesResearchers: Andrea Emberly1, Kael Reid1, Nadeen Abu Shaban1, Ameera Housein2Affiliation: York University1, COSTI Immigrant Services2Research Partner: COSTI Immigrant ServicesKeywords: Refugee, newcomer, youth, children, music, songwriting, ethnomusicology, creativeJump to: Full infographic, Methodology, Findings, RecommendationsSummaryOverview: This study explored the role music played in [...]

Case Analysis of the Language for Young Adults Program: An Investigation into the Language, Social and Emotional Learning Needs of Refugee YouthResearchers: Christine Doe1, Krista Ritchie1, Erin McDonald2, Carol Derby3, Olga Lyubenko3, Alicia Couto3 Affiliation: Mount Saint Vincent University (MSVU)1, Learn English Nova Scotia (LENS)2, Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia (ISANS)3Research Partner: LENS and ISANSKeywords: [...]

Designing National Immigration Policies in a Rapidly Globalizing World: The Impact of Digital Interconnectedness on Policies and Views on Immigration in CanadaResearchers: Abdie Kazemipur1, Hamid Akbary1Affiliation: University of Calgary1Keywords: Canada, immigration, parliamentary debates, social media, social absorptive capacity, political absorptive capacity, artificial intelligence, machine learning, computational social sciences, public opinion, social attitudesJump to: Methodology, FindingsSummaryOverview: [...]

Loss and Protracted Family Separation among Refugee Children and Youth: Examining Post-migration Impacts and Service NeedsResearchers: AKM Alamgir1, Serena Nudel1, Amjed Abojedi1, Kwame McKenzie2, Michaela Hynie5, Manolli Ekra4, and Branka Agic5  Affiliation: Access Alliance Multicultural Health and Community Services1, Wellesley Institute2, York University3, Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants (OCASI)4, The Centre for Addiction and Mental [...]

Refugee Reception and Perception in Germany and CanadaResearchers: Elke Winter1, Anke Patzelt1, Verena Schmid2, Mélanie Beauregard1, Charlotte Murret-Labarthe1, Bianca Stumpf 1, Carsten Saremba3, and Georg Mildenberger2, 4Affiliation: University of Ottawa1, University of Heidelberg2, University of Potsdam3, and the Centre for Social Investment4Research Partner: The Refugee HubKeywords: Canada, Germany, refugees, asylum, Syrians, media analysis, newspapers, discourse, [...]

Specific Needs in Literacy and Language Learning of Syrian Refugee Children in Germany and CanadaResearchers: Becky Xi Chen1, Katrin Lindner2 , Claudia Riehl2, Annette Korntheuer3, Abir Shamin1, Kathleen Hipfner-Boucher1, Mohcine Ait Ramdan2, Anna Yamashita1, Jessica Lindner2, Rayan Korri2, Fatema Isam1, Wadieh Zerkly2, Verena Beschinsky2    Affiliation: OISE, University of Toronto1, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität2, University of Kassel3Keywords: refugee students, [...]