Honors Projects
Abstract
Around the world, there are more than 30 million refugees (UNHCR, 2023) facing language barriers, cultural differences, prejudice, racism, and xenophobia. The number of admitted refugees in 2022 has more than doubled since 2021 (Duffin, 2022), and yet, many Americans do not know or understand the global refugee crisis. There are misconceptions in America that cause lack of empathy, bias, and prejudice towards refugees. Through the creation of four lesson plans, this research project aims to discover Americans’ misunderstandings regarding refugees and teach them about the crisis to remedy the misconceptions. This study includes a literature review detailing appropriate teaching strategies and studies concerning previous misconceptions.
Department
International Studies
Major
French
Second Major
International Studies
First Advisor
Michelle Sprouse
First Advisor Department
Education
Second Advisor
Marc Simon
Second Advisor Department
Peace and Conflict Studies
Publication Date
Spring 4-24-2023
Repository Citation
Kafer, Melissa, "Teaching about the Global Refugee Crisis" (2023). Honors Projects. 891.
https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/honorsprojects/891
Included in
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education Commons, Curriculum and Instruction Commons, International Relations Commons, Statistics and Probability Commons