The Influence of War on Syrian Refugee Children Studying in Primary Schools: Primary School Teachers' Views

Syrians under Temporary Protection status in Turkey are the ones who had to take shelter in other countries after their civil war. The determination of the effects of war on the Syrian refugee children is important in terms of more qualified and supportive regulations to be carried out for these children. In this sense, considering the fact that the people who spend the most time with refugee students in their educational environments are classroom teachers, which is considered that determining the opinions of the classroom teachers on the subject is important in terms of producing practical solutions. The purpose of this study is to determine the influence of war on Syrian refugee children in Turkey via their primary school teachers' views. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with primary school teachers who has Syrian refugee children in their classes. Content analysis, one of the qualitative research methods, was employed in the study. The views of 21 volunteering teachers as the sample of the study, on the subject vary.