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ENGAGING HOST SOCIETY YOUTH IN EXPLORING HOW THEY CONSTRUE THE INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON THE RESETTLEMENT OF SYRIAN REFUGEES
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Nadia Naffi, Ann-Louise Davidson
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Concordia University, Montréal, Canada |
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Abstract
It is often difficult for youth to
recognize and share their construct systems let alone to discuss how these systems guide
their thoughts and behaviours. The purpose of this methodological article is
two-fold: Firstly, it aims to present and detail four interview techniques we
adapted from Personal Construct Psychology, to use in a physically co-located
or in an online approach, with 42 participants between 16 and 24 years-old from
a variety of North American and European countries affected by the Syrian
refugee influx; secondly it presents a five-step approach to data analysis,
with the aim to develop an in-depth understanding of the participants’
construct systems. Our objective was to explore how this youth construed
online interactions about the Syrian refugee crisis and how they anticipated
the influence of social media content on the resettlement of Syrian refugees in
host countries.
Keywords: Resettlement, Syrian refugee
crisis, social media, qualitative grids, Repertory Grid Test, youth
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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), a performance consultant, 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
 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 revolves around developing learning communities with school
personnel, using innovative pedagogies, such as problem-based learning, to
improve student learning, and maker culture in a perspective of social
innovation. 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: ann-louise.davidson@concordia.ca
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Naffi, N., Davidson, A-L. (2017). Engaging host society youth in exploring how they construe the influence of social media on the
resettlement of Syrian refugees.
Personal Construct Theory & Practice, 14, 116-128, 2017
(Retrieved from http://www.pcp-net.org/journal/pctp17/naffi17.pdf)
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