A Generation of Migrated Education
A Communication of Lessons
A narrative geared towards children and their parents so they have a better understanding of education policies for migrants around the world.
by Nina Nititadakul | Nour Al Hajjar | Shawnie Wen
Migration has always been an intersecting factor influencing education. Students who have migrated are deserving of equal learning opportunities. In our multimedia story, we travel with an immigrant family (a father and two kids) through Lebanon, the United States, and Thailand to learn about the education policies in these different countries. While the father is pessimistic about the social issue, the stories and case studies around the world demonstrate the importance of having an educated generation.
We chose narratives from our home countries because they were the closest to our understanding. Yet, there are many families and children across the world that are still struggling to receive learning opportunities. The emphasis of this message is that all people regardless of migration status deserve an equal and fair education.
- Lebanon: The Story of the Struggle
- Nevada: The Story of Persistence
- Thailand: The Story of Progress
The Counter-Narrative
- Lebanon: There is not enough chance for Lebanese children to get education so how about the Syrians!
- Nevada: Migrants are taking away resources among the community by over-saturating the population. College education is a choice.
- Thailand: Migrants are taking away educational resources from Thai citizens.
Make sure to interact with our Prezi version.
References
British Council Lebanon,. (2014). Accessing education: language integration for syrian refugee children. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCuT8pEpKRU
Frequently requested statistics on immigrants and immigration in the United States. (2016, April 13). Retrieved August 03, 2016, from http://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/frequently-requested-statistics-immigrants-and-immigration-united-states
Htwe, T. M. (2014). Life of children of migrants for education in Thailand,. Retrieved August 03, 2016, from http://www.academia.edu/8204802/Life_of_children_of_migrants_for_education_in_Thailand_Promoting_the_rights_to_education_of_migrant_children_in_Thailand
Lebanese Diaspora,. (2016). Syrian refugee education in Lebanon. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8zQzB8ajPU
Migrant school Mae Sot — new wave learning centre. 2014. Web. 1 Aug. 2016.
New MPI report examines the education challenges of rapid population growth in Nevada. (2008, September 17). Retrieved August 03, 2016, from http://www.migrationpolicy.org/news/new-mpi-report-examines-education-challenges-rapid-population-growth-nevada
PressTV Videos,. (2013). Syria refugee kids in Lebanon deprived of education. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2AXpkbYQCs
The challenge of education. The future of Syria | refugee children in crisis. Retrieved 2 August 2016, from http://unhcr.org/FutureOfSyria/the-challenge-of-education.html
UNESCO office in Bangkok: “schooling without borders”: meeting tackles migrant children’s needs. (2014, December 12). Retrieved August 03, 2016, from http://www.unescobkk.org/education/news/article/schooling-without-borders-meeting-tackles-migrant-childrens-needs/
Why America needs immigrants (especially Nevada). (2016, February 08). Retrieved August 03, 2016, from http://lasvegassun.com/news/2016/feb/08/why-america-needs-immigrants-especially-nevada/
Why America needs immigrants (especially Nevada). (2016, February 08). Retrieved August 03, 2016, from http://lasvegassun.com/news/2016/feb/08/why-america-needs-immigrants-especially-nevada/
WISE Channel,. (2015). Lebanon: educating Syria’s lost generation (Learning World: S5E40, 2/2). Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLQdMu8WAg0
WorldVision Aus,. (2015). Syria’s children deserve an education | Syrian refugee crisis. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgJuRtDalHU
wvlebanon,. (2013). Education and the impossible question for Syrian refugee children in Lebanon. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiTeNFDU-IE
This story was created by a team of students at the 2016 Salzburg Academy on Media and Global Change. It exists as part of a digital publication which explores how personal stories and human connections can enable us and others to be more inclusive, responsive and understanding of migrants and the socio-political-cultural impacts of migration.
