Ensamkommande flyktingbarns motivation till skola och arbete
- ?Varje dag människor går framåt ett steg, och det händer genom kunskapen.? Abbe
Unaccompanied refugeeChildrenMotivationSchoolWorkEnsamkommande flyktingbarnBarnMotivationSkolaArbete
The purpose of this paper is to examine motivation in studies and/or work among unaccompanied adolescents who received asylum in Sweden. We have examined how six unaccompanied refugee boys? ages 15-18 years describe their motivation, regarding both current studies and their potential future studies or work. We have attempted to capture the children?s stories about what the factors are that increase or decrease their motivation through qualitative research interviews. The children, who participated in the study, are all living on an accommodation for unaccompanied refugee children. We have analyzed the collected and transcribed material by utilizing two separate theories: Maslow?s hierarchy of needs and The Self-Determination Theory. The main result for this study is that the unaccompanied refugee children describes themselves motivated to study and set high goals for them to achieve a college or university degree. They aim to later on work within high-status professions and they are aware that the only way to reach that goal is through higher education.