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Project code: 5-12-090


CROATIAN CHILDREN IN MIGRATION AND RETURN


Main researcher: ŠVOB, MELITA (92164)


Assistants
Type of research: basic
Duration from: 01/01/91. to 12/31/93.
Papers on project (total): 39
Institution name: Institut za migracije i narodnosti, Zagreb (76)
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Phone: 385 (01)539777
Fax: 385 (01)518248
Summary: The research of migrant children in the Zagreb schools, aged 10-15 (and parents and teachers) enabled us to observe specific problems of returnee children from Germany, the children whose parents are abroad, control group and children in the supplementary school in Berlin as well. School, health and psychosocial as well as family problems of the children and the use of free time were studied. The results of the research show that 68% of returnee children have problems with different method of teaching and 65% have problems due to their insufficient knowledge of their mother tongue. This points at defaults of supplementary school of that time that was also confirmed by the attitude of pupils in Berlin who had the biggest percent of negative attitude towards school. Pupils whose parents are abroad, albeit they did not change the school or environment, also have greater school problems than the control group. Great needs for organized aid for returnee children in schools were observed, since such aid so far was not adequate. Forced migration caused by war circumstances in Croatia (1992/93) point our attention to study of displaced and refugee children from BiH (mostly Moslems). Significant differences have been established between displaced and refugee children in their way of flight, accomodation, adaptation to new surrounding, health, schooling and other characteristics. The children, their parents/tutors were surveyed, while the doctors pediatricians made health and anthropological examinations. Displaced children were much more exposed to direct dangers before their flight (while the refugees from BiH, anticipated risks, fled before it), their emotional troubles are more expressive, there is a greater percentage of mal-nourished children and their wish to return is more strong expressed than by refugee children. A part of the research is included in the international project "Internationale Lernen" (Germany, Latvia, the Netherlands, Greece and Croatia). A film, based on video record, was made and it was presented on scientific and expert meetings abroad.

Keywords: children in migration, school problems, mother tongue, psychological and health problems, migrant family, displaced children, refugee children, consequences of refuge on children, demographic factors, adaptation problems, return

Research goals: The aim of this research is to make a comparative study of migrant children's different groups at the same time, at the same placeand applying the same methodology with the aim to differentiate specific problems and observe the importance of other factors involved in the process of migration (parents, school, teachers,school-fellows, society). The study of school and adaptational problems, mother-tongue, family structure, and socio-economic status, as well as health and psychological problems of migrant children in the schools of Zagreb and in the supplementary school in Berlin aims at connecting causes and consequences.The comparison of migrant children's problems with the problems of non-migrant control group aims at distinguishing school and adaptational problems characteristic of all children from the ones connected with migration. The goal of studying children in forced migration - the children of displaced persons and refugees (from BiH) is: 1) to examine the degree and direction of connection between social,health and psychic troubles and 2) to establish quantity and quality of adaptational difficulties in new conditions of accomodation, nourishment, schooling, everyday life and possible changes in their behaviour; 3) to examine differences in the ways of escape, various kinds of accomodation, difficulties and reactions of displaced and refugee children (from BiH) living in similar conditions; 4) to study the agreement between children's and parents' responses on children's emotional troubles in refuge and their point of view in respect to the return to their native place.

COOPERATION - PROJECTS


  1. Name of project: 5-12-090 Djeca u migraciji i povratku u Hrvatsku
    Name of institution: Zavod za zaštitu majki i djece
    City: 10000 - Zagreb, Croatia

COOPERATION - INSTITUTIONS


  1. Name of institution: Universit„t Gesamthochschule Essen, Institut fr Migrationforschungs Auslanderp„dagogik und Zweitsprachendidaktik
    Type of institution: University/Faculty
    Type of cooperation: Systematic exchange of information
    City: Essen, Njemačka

  2. Name of institution: Berliner Institut fr Vergleichende Sozialforschung
    Type of institution: University/Faculty
    Type of cooperation: Occasional exchange of information
    City: Berlin, Njemačka

  3. Name of institution: International Association for Intercultural Education (IAIE)
    Type of institution: International organization
    Type of cooperation: Systematic exchange of information
    City: Hilversum, Nizozemska

  4. Name of institution: Sd Ost Kultur e.V.
    Type of institution: Institution whose primary activities ar
    Type of cooperation: Occasional exchange of information
    City: Berlin, Njemačka

  5. Name of institution: Institut fr P„dagogik und Psychologie, Staatsuniversit„t Riga
    Type of institution: University/Faculty
    Type of cooperation: Joint project
    City: Riga, Letonija

  6. Name of institution: Aristoteles Universit„t, Abteilung Erzihungswissenschaften
    Type of institution: University/Faculty
    Type of cooperation: Joint project
    City: Solun, Grčka

  7. Name of institution: Institut fr Erziehungswissenschaften der Universit„t Tbingen
    Type of institution: University/Faculty
    Type of cooperation: Joint project
    City: Tbingen, Njemačka

  8. Name of institution: Centre de Documentation Pedagogique
    Type of institution: State institute
    Type of cooperation: Occasional exchange of information
    City: Luksemburg, Luksemburg

  9. Name of institution: Faculteit der Psychologie en Pedagogiek, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
    Type of institution: University/Faculty
    Type of cooperation: Joint project
    City: Amsterdam, Nizozemska

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS


  1. Name: Video film "Djeca u ratu u Hrvatskoj"
    Type of achievement: Teaching aids and educatio
    Authors: Švob, Podgorelec, Jonjić, Dumančić, Brčić, Anić
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