Migration and self-esteem: a qualitative study among internal migrant girls in Turkey.
This article examining the impact of migration experience on self-esteem of girls enrolled at primary schools in Turkey. It is based on a broader study that explored educational and coping strategies of internal migrant girls living in a suburban town in the western part of Turkey. The study showed that students encountered a variety of challenges in their new school environment including adaptation, language, low socioeconomic background, peer relations, discrimination, and bullying. These challenges seemed to have a direct or indirect influence on the educational experiences of migrant girls, undermining their self-esteem in multiple and complex ways.
Altinyelken
Hulya Kosar
HK
Amsterdam Institute for Metropolitan and International Development Studies (AMIDSt), University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. H.K.Altinyelken@uva.nl
D000069:Acculturation; D000124:Achievement; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000523:psychology; D003906:Developing Countries; D004291:Dominance-Subordination; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D019303:Multilingualism; D011203:Poverty / Q000523:psychology; D011287:Prejudice; D012649:Self Concept; D012917:Social Adjustment; D012931:Social Environment; D014421:Turkey