Nineteenth International Conference on Diversity in Organizations, Communities & Nations

Abstract

This study considers the issue of integration of refugees into the Greek educational system. The first part is the theoretical framework. The work begins with the definition of refugee, according to the Geneva Convention. There are also some contemporary statistical data about worldwide refugee crises. Following are the main international conventions surrounding refugee status. We mention United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, The 1951 Geneva Convention and the 1967 New York Protocol, the Dublin III regulation and the pact among Europe and Turkey. Subsequently, we refer to the unaccompanied minor refugees, international and European conventions related to their status and statistical data about them in Europe and in Greece. Finally, the last part of the theoretical framework refers to the education. We review some of the reasons for the school dropout of refugee population. The second part of the study analyzes the methodological steps for the case study. The research area was the Refugee Hosted Reservation Center, where observation, discussion with the Center’s officers, and interviews with seven minor pupils residing in the Center took place. The findings of the survey highlight the status of unaccompanied minor refugees and the reasons why they constitute a category, their recorded experience within the Refugee Hospitality Center, and their experience in the educational system of Greece in relation to their country of origin. Finally, an analysis of the results and proposals for resolving the problems raised is presented.