The Non-Formal Education Practices Tackle the Challenge of Refugee Children in Israel

Abstract

Israel is a desirable destination of international migration. Most migrants suffer from job insecurity, the small number of supportive family, and environmental anchors.

This chapter aims at outlining the activities and concepts of the young volunteers of the non-formal education practice operating in a big city for the benefit of the migrant children and the implications of this practice on the future of the children in the receiving society.

The research findings indicate that the young volunteers operate in three different focuses of interaction: (1) creation of a personal–emotional communications system; (2) ethical-humanistic education; and (3) promoting success in school studies.

The practice described in this research dealing with the assistance of young volunteers may serve as a model for the advancement and integration of other migrant populations in both, Israel and the world.

Citation

Eliyahu-Levi, D. and Ganz-Meishar, M. (2018), "The Non-Formal Education Practices Tackle the Challenge of Refugee Children in Israel", Sengupta, E. and Blessinger, P. (Ed.) Refugee Education: Integration and Acceptance of Refugees in Mainstream Society (Innovations in Higher Education Teaching and Learning, Vol. 11), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 33-45. https://doi.org/10.1108/S2055-364120180000011005