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EXAMINING THE INTEGRATION AND INCLUSION OF SYRIAN REFUGEES THROUGH THE LENS OF PERSONAL CONSTRUCT PSYCHOLOGY
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Nadia Naffi & Ann-Louise Davidson |
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Department of Education, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada
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Abstract
In
this article, we discuss the usefulness of Personal Construct Psychology (PCP)
to examine the integration and inclusion of Syrian refugees, who are facing an
urgent humanitarian crisis. As Syrians are fleeing their country and seeking
asylum in Europe and North America, online transnational conversations are bursting
with debates between people who wish to accept them and people who reject them.
We discuss how Kelly’s (1955) PCP theory sheds light on the issues, through the
lens of people’s constructs. We consider the postulate and eleven corollaries
and identify their applicability to possible constructs regarding the crisis.
Keywords: Personal
Construct Psychology, inclusion, integration, Syrian refugees, host society,
transnational online environments.
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About the authors
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 Nadia
Naffi is a PhD candidate in education (with a
focus on educational technology) at Concordia University in Montreal. Her
research focuses on how youth construe inclusive and exclusive interactions in
online transnational environments in regards to the Syrian refugees’ crisis and
on how this construal explains their offline inclusive or exclusive processes.
She is also a part-time teaching faculty at University of Ontario Institute of
Technology (UOIT), an instructional designer and a consultant in the
development of online courses, with over twenty years of experience working in
educational settings. She specializes in the design of synchronous and
asynchronous training and interactive learning in a problem-based learning
approach.
Contact: nadianaffi@gmail.com
 Dr.
Ann-Louise Davidson is an Associate Professor in the Educational
Technology Program in the Department of Education at Concordia University.
Prior to joining Concordia University, Dr. Davidson served as postdoctoral
fellow at Carleton University and she taught in public and private elementary
and secondary schools. She holds her degrees from the University of Ottawa. Dr.
Davidson’s research strives to understand how teaching and learning evolves
through the use of digital technologies. She has expertise in collaborative
action-research and in using techniques for inquiring into action, developing
consensus, moving forward with practices and evaluating impact.
Contact: annlouise.davidson@gmail.com
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Naffi, N., Davidson, A.-L. Examining
the integration and inclusion of Syrian refugees through the lens of personal
construct psychology.
Personal Construct Theory & Practice, 13, 200-209, 2016
(Retrieved from http://www.pcp-net.org/journal/pctp16/naffi16.pdf)
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