Date of Defense
12-9-2019
Date of Graduation
12-2019
Department
Geography
First Advisor
Jessica Gladden
Second Advisor
Maria Elena Ramos Tovar
Abstract
The urgency to provide humane living conditions such as food, shelter, safety and education grows with the refugee population as temporary stays become more permanent. Refugees are staying longer in emergency arrangements, which appears to affect mental health, ability to hope, and sustainable coping mechanisms for these populations. With dissatisfactory conditions in camps, this paper intends to explore how refugees cope with their environment and in what ways needs are not being met, in order to explain the present condition of refugee health, their coping mechanisms, and how to combat it.
Recommended Citation
Dykstra, Allyson, "Refugee Camp Education: Hope, Gaps, and Barriers" (2019). Honors Theses. 3213.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/honors_theses/3213
Access Setting
Honors Thesis-Open Access
Defense Presentation