Making a New Journey: Comparing the Settlement Experiences of Adult and Child Refugees in Atlantic Canada
This article applies the ACL (Age at migration, Context/contact opportunities, and Life cycle stage) framework and uses qualitative interview data to compare the integration of Syrian adult and child refugees in St. John’s, Canada. Almost all children reported having Canadian-born friends, outpacin...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
York University Libraries
2025-07-01
|
| Series: | Refuge |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://refuge.journals.yorku.ca/index.php/refuge/article/view/41373 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1850068601598377984 |
|---|---|
| author | John Hartley Tony Fang Shanawaz Khan |
| author_facet | John Hartley Tony Fang Shanawaz Khan |
| author_sort | John Hartley |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description |
This article applies the ACL (Age at migration, Context/contact opportunities, and Life cycle stage) framework and uses qualitative interview data to compare the integration of Syrian adult and child refugees in St. John’s, Canada. Almost all children reported having Canadian-born friends, outpacing adults, facilitated by highly integrated classrooms. Their recreational activities were less structured. While adults focused on language school or settlement agency events, children were more open to new experiences and were more optimistic about Canadian weather and food. They more often walked or bused to school, with adults favouring automobiles for transportation.
|
| format | Article |
| id | doaj-art-2465693770be49dcbfa1ce371136fcb3 |
| institution | DOAJ |
| issn | 0229-5113 1920-7336 |
| language | English |
| publishDate | 2025-07-01 |
| publisher | York University Libraries |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Refuge |
| spelling | doaj-art-2465693770be49dcbfa1ce371136fcb32025-08-20T02:48:01ZengYork University LibrariesRefuge0229-51131920-73362025-07-0141110.25071/1920-7336.41373Making a New Journey: Comparing the Settlement Experiences of Adult and Child Refugees in Atlantic CanadaJohn Hartley0Tony Fang1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3055-0014Shanawaz Khanhttps://orcid.org/0009-0009-1876-3894Memorial University of NewfoundlandMemorial University of Newfoundland This article applies the ACL (Age at migration, Context/contact opportunities, and Life cycle stage) framework and uses qualitative interview data to compare the integration of Syrian adult and child refugees in St. John’s, Canada. Almost all children reported having Canadian-born friends, outpacing adults, facilitated by highly integrated classrooms. Their recreational activities were less structured. While adults focused on language school or settlement agency events, children were more open to new experiences and were more optimistic about Canadian weather and food. They more often walked or bused to school, with adults favouring automobiles for transportation. https://refuge.journals.yorku.ca/index.php/refuge/article/view/41373Refugee IntegrationAtlantic CanadaCanadaChild RefugeesYoung RefugeesRefugee Education |
| spellingShingle | John Hartley Tony Fang Shanawaz Khan Making a New Journey: Comparing the Settlement Experiences of Adult and Child Refugees in Atlantic Canada Refuge Refugee Integration Atlantic Canada Canada Child Refugees Young Refugees Refugee Education |
| title | Making a New Journey: Comparing the Settlement Experiences of Adult and Child Refugees in Atlantic Canada |
| title_full | Making a New Journey: Comparing the Settlement Experiences of Adult and Child Refugees in Atlantic Canada |
| title_fullStr | Making a New Journey: Comparing the Settlement Experiences of Adult and Child Refugees in Atlantic Canada |
| title_full_unstemmed | Making a New Journey: Comparing the Settlement Experiences of Adult and Child Refugees in Atlantic Canada |
| title_short | Making a New Journey: Comparing the Settlement Experiences of Adult and Child Refugees in Atlantic Canada |
| title_sort | making a new journey comparing the settlement experiences of adult and child refugees in atlantic canada |
| topic | Refugee Integration Atlantic Canada Canada Child Refugees Young Refugees Refugee Education |
| url | https://refuge.journals.yorku.ca/index.php/refuge/article/view/41373 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT johnhartley makinganewjourneycomparingthesettlementexperiencesofadultandchildrefugeesinatlanticcanada AT tonyfang makinganewjourneycomparingthesettlementexperiencesofadultandchildrefugeesinatlanticcanada AT shanawazkhan makinganewjourneycomparingthesettlementexperiencesofadultandchildrefugeesinatlanticcanada |