Safety, Belonging and Success in Education for Refugees in Europe: A Systematic Review

Aleghfeli, Yousef Khalifa; McIntyre, Joanna; Hunt, Lucy; Stone, Chris

Abstract

This systematic review aims to explore refugees' educational access, experiences and outcomes in Europe since 2015. The review follows a systematic process of reviewing and synthesising texts compiled in the Hub for Education for Refugees in Europe (HERE) Knowledge Base to fill gaps in knowledge about the educational trajectories of learners of refugee and forced migrant backgrounds who have arrived in Europe. The review includes studies that focus on all forms of educational provision and services for refugees and forced migrants in Europe: formal, non-formal and informal. The review also takes a meta-ethnographic approach to data analysis and synthesis. Key findings highlight the interconnectedness of safety, belonging and success in education for learners with refugee and forced migrant backgrounds and the necessity of economic redistribution, cultural recognition and political participation for achieving these goals.

Citation

Aleghfeli, Y. K., McIntyre, J., Hunt, L., & Stone, C. (2025). Safety, Belonging and Success in Education for Refugees in Europe: A Systematic Review. European Journal of Education: Research, Development and Policy, 60(1), Article e12852. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejed.12852

• Journal Article Type: Review
• Acceptance Date: Nov 9, 2024
• Online Publication Date: Nov 27, 2024
• Publication Date: 2025-03
• Deposit Date: Nov 15, 2024
• Publicly Available Date: Nov 27, 2024
• Journal: European Journal of Education: Research, Development and Policy
• Print ISSN: 0141-8211
• Electronic ISSN: 1465-3435
• Publisher: Wiley
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 60
• Issue: 1
• Article Number: e12852
• ISBN: 2601-8616
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/ejed.12852
• Keywords: belonging , Europe, refugee education, safety, success, systematic review
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/41922742
• Publisher URL: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ejed.12852