Eğitim Bilimleri Fakültesi / Faculty of Education
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Item Educational leadership and policy studies in refugee education: a systematic review of existing research(2022) Arar, Khalid; Orucu, Deniz; Gumus, Sedat; 0000-0002-5605-9453Given the growing concerns regarding the education of the rapidly increasing refugee children population around the world and the scholarly attention towards refugee education contexts in educational leadership and policy fields in recent years, we were urged to locate and understand the research contribution to the relevant knowledge base. This study, therefore, aims to systematically review the existing educational leadership and policy literature in relation to K-12 education of refugee children to demonstrate the overall trends of the related studies in terms of context (year, country, school level, and journal outlets), type of study, methodology, and topical focus. We conducted a systematic review of literature by following the steps identified by PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses), including the processes regarding data sources, search, data collection, eligibility criteria, data selection, and data analysis. Overall, the results of our review suggest that educational policies addressing the refugee children and educational contexts shape the implementations of educational leaders and consequently the refugee students' opportunities in schools. The results and implications for future research are discussed in more detail based on the results of the reviewItem The research on educational leadership for refugees since 2009: an international systemic review of empirical evidence(2022) Arar, Khalid; Orucu, Deniz; 0000-0002-5605-9453Research on educational responses for forced-migrants, refugees and displaced people has increased in recent years, whereas research about the relevant educational leadership addressing these populations is still limited. This study presents a systematic review of recent international empirical evidence, published in peer-reviewed journals between 2009 and 2021, on educational leadership for forced-migrants and refugees through meta-analysis. This review systematically collected, documented, scrutinized, and critically analyzed the extant research on education& leadership for the forcibly displaced people, refugees and asylum-seekers. Three questions guided this review: (a) What are the major themes in the literature about educational leadership for refugees? (b) What are the dominant theoretical and methodological frameworks in the related publications? (c) What is missing to date in scholarship about educational leadership for refugees? By doing so, the article presents evidence from meta-analysis of 31 papers organized around three main themes: (a) Models of welcoming educational leadership; (b) Educational leaders' responses to refugees' needs; and (c) Advocacy for social cohesion and community engagement. The paper concludes with theoretical and methodological conclusions, empirical evidence of the importance of leadership and policy in shaping the lives of refugee students, and recommendations for future research and educational interventions to better address refugees' needs. Across the three themes, there is an intersecting pattern that complements one another. That is; the systemic leadership through solid and targeted policies either facilitate or hinder the healthy integration of the refugee students. At school level, the moral agency, sensemaking, community engagement and influencing various parties are cruical strategies for the school leaders in addressing the challenges. From a broader angle, the above mentioned leadership styles that emerged from the studies (Social justice leadership, ethical leadership, systemic leadership and culturally relevant leadership modes) inostensibly involves the strategies employed within schools.