Browsing Child and Youth Refugee Research Coalition (CYRRC) by Submit Date
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Refugee Children's Earnings in Adulthood
(IZA World of Labour, 2022-01)The number of refugees has increased worldwide, and about half of them are children and youth. These refugee children arrive in resettlement countries with a unique set of challenges caused by, for instance, extreme stress ... -
Mental Health of Newcomer Refugee and Immigrant Youth During COVID-19
(Canadian Ethnic Studies Association, 2022)In this paper, we examine how the degree of newcomer youth assimilation and acculturation, food insecurity, resilience, and social connections affect the mental health of recent refugee and immigrant youth in a mid-sized ... -
The role of socioemotional wellbeing difficulties and adversity in the L2 acquisition of first-generation refugee children
(Cambridge University Press, 2022-05-16)First-generation refugee children often experience pre- and post-migration adversity and display high levels of mental health/wellbeing difficulties, but to date, research has not examined the impact of such factors on ... -
A practice-based methodology on conducting a collaborative scoping review with PRISMA-ScR model for the separated refugee youth project
(SCIENCEDOMAIN International, 2022-04-01)Considering the novelty of the area of a 2-year study on impact of family loss and separation on refugee youth in Toronto, the research team decided to conduct a scoping review of the existing literature as a foundation ... -
PRISMA statement and Cochrane reviews: Striving to improve quality and validity of systematic reviews
(Access Alliance, 2022)Using a standard method for conducting a systematic literature review is always a choice among a few global practice recommendations. In order to support our literature review process as evidence-informed, we conducted a ... -
School Environment and Academic Persistence of Newcomer Students: The Roles of Teachers and Peers
(University of Windsor, 2022)This paper explores the relationship between the social context of schools, measured in terms of perceptions of teacher support and students’ openness to diversity, and the academic persistence of ... -
Role and Level of Engagement of Peer Researchers in Systematic Reviews: A Review Article
(SCIENCEDOMAIN International, 2022-08-23)Aims: This article aims at examining the role of peer researchers in systematic reviews of sensitive topics. While there are articles on the participation of peer researchers in primary research, there are very few studies ... -
The role of word reading and oral language skills in reading comprehension in Syrian refugee children (Postprint)
(Cambridge University Press, 2020-07-24)Canada has resettled more than 57,000 Syrian refugees since 2015 (Government of Canada, 2017). However, little is known about refugee children’s language and literacy development. The present study evaluated Syrian refugee ... -
Resettlement, mental health, and coping: a mixed methods survey with recently resettled refugee parents in Canada
(Springer Nature, 2023-02-23)Background: Resettlement experiences of refugee parents are under-researched despite evidence indicating higher risk of poor mental health. The current study integrates family systems and social determinants of refugee ... -
Supporting Prosociality and Resilience in Newcomer Transitions: An Evaluation of the SPRINT Pilot Training
(University of Toronto, 2022-07)As a result of pre- and post-migratory traumas and adversities, Middle Eastern refugee families experience disproportionately high social-emotional and mental health challenges, and these traumas and challenges have been ... -
Narrative microstructure and macrostructure skills in Arabic diglossia: The case of Arab immigrant children in Canada (Postprint)
(Sage Journals, 2023)The current study investigated the composition of the lexicon deployed by Arabic-speaking Canadian immigrant children in narrative production with specific focus on diglossia (N=75; Age-range 7-12 years). The study also ... -
Reimagining mental health care for newcomer children and families: a qualitative framework analysis of service provider perspectives
(Springer Nature, 2023-06-27)Background Persistent disparities in access to mental health care for refugee and immigrant children and their families pose unique challenges to policy and practice. This study examined service provider perspectives on ... -
COVID-19 and Refugee Families in Montreal: Strategies for Reaching Hard-to-reach Populations in Health Emergencies
(McGill University, Centre for Research on Children and Families, 2022)Communication between government and immigrant newcomer communities is challenging. Research shows that accessing accurate information and resources among newcomer groups is often difficult due to limited access to media; ... -
Mobilizing Innovative Models in Early Childhood Education and Care for Newcomer Families and Children
(Mount Saint Vincent University, Early Childhood Collaborative Research Centre, 2023)The objective of this research was to identify innovative approaches to early learning and child care (ELCC) programs to meet the unique needs of newcomer families and support the social and emotional development of their ... -
Focusing on people and adapting to change: A report on the Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia during the first year of the COVID-19 Pandemic
(Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia, 2021)The Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia (ISANS) is the largest immigrant-service provider organization in Atlantic Canada. Due to emerging developments with the COVID-19 pandemic, ISANS chose to transition its ... -
De l’oralité à l’usage des nouvelles technologies de l’information et de la communication (NTIC): Défis des familles immigrantes et réfugiées à s’adapter aux nouveaux moyens de communication entre les enseignants et les parents.
(Université Sinte Anne, 2019-09)L’école considère les parents d’élèves comme des partenaires qui jouent un rôle indispensable dans le processus d’apprentissage des enfants. Or, les parents ne forment pas une entité homogène et n’ont pas tous les mêmes ... -
Parents’ Perceptions of Barriers and Facilitators to Their Children’s Multilingual Language Development Before and After the COVID-19 Pandemic
(Canadian Ethnic Studies Association, 2022)Multilingual students, according to the deficit framework of “English language learners,” are at a disadvantage compared to their monolingual peers. This framework fails to recognize the assets that accompany home language ... -
Morphology and Reading Skills in Arabic-Speaking Syrian Refugee Children
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2023)Limited research has been conducted on the literacy skills of Arabic-speaking refugee children. This study investigated the concurrent and longitudinal role(s) of morphological awareness in Arabic word reading and reading ... -
Acculturation through the lens of language: Syrian refugees in Canada and Germany (Postprint)
(Cambridge University Press, 2020)In this study, we examined the acculturation experiences of Syrian refugee families in two contexts: Toronto, Canada and Munich, Germany. Using qualitative methodologies, we examined acculturation orientation through the ...