PRESS (Provision of Refugee Education and Support Scheme)
Project Number: GR1
Country: Greece
Institutions/Departments: Hellenic Open University
Publication/Material: http://press-project.eap.gr/toolkit/login/index.php
Project leader and contact person: George Androulakis, Vice-President of Academic Affairs and Foreign Relations, Hellenic Open University, Associate Professor, Department of Primary Education, University of Thessaly;
CONTACT PERSON (GREECE): Ivi Daskalaki, PhD in Social Anthropology, Goldsmiths, University of London; Sofia Tsioli, PhD Candidate, Applied Linguistics, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens; Anna Apostolidou, PhD in Social Anthropology, University College London
Duration: 01 September 2016 - 31 August 2018
Short Description:
An initiative of the Hellenic Open University, this research project aims to implement educational actions and support services for refugees. It works to detect and address the educational needs of child and adult migrants, refugees and asylum seekers in Greece. Research focuses on communication, the linguistic and educational needs and expectations of refugees and the educational empowerment of children, adolescents and adult refugees in the Greek context.
Implementation: Three strands of action: 1) research, 2) linguistic Integration, and 3) empowerment and awareness, include diverse interventions aiming to alleviate medium and long-term educational integration and social inclusion of migrants.
Target Group(s), age & context: Children, adolescents and adult refugees in Greece. Teachers, animators, volunteers, and anyone interested in learning more about the refugee phenomenon.
Approach/Method: Ethnographic research, mentoring, lecture series
Type: Modules, teacher training, workshops
Funding: Hellenic Open University
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