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<p>The aim of the paper is to present the specificity of voluntary work of Erasmus+ Spanish students (voluntary migrants) in aid of children in Polish primary schools attended by foreigners (often forced migrants). The first – theoretical part of the text presents the outline of migration issues, including forced and educational migration as well as voluntary work. The second part of the text shows methodological assumptions of qualitative research, which was conducted using the method of individual cases in June 2022 among Spanish volunteers working on behalf of the Dialog Foundation in Bialystok, Poland. Chosen research results concerning the activities undertaken by the volunteers, their motivation to act and the multilateral benefits from their work have been shown. In the light of the results of the research, Spanish volunteers contributed to the integration of pupils in the primary schools, in which they conducted workshops. The results of the research may hopefully be useful to develop further educational research concerning volunteering in aid of children in an intercultural environment.</p>
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The aim of the paper is to present the specificity of voluntary work of Erasmus+ Spanish students (voluntary migrants) in aid of children in Polish primary schools attended by foreigners (often forced migrants). The first – theoretical part of the text presents the outline of migration issues, including forced and educational migration as well as voluntary work. The second part of the text shows methodological assumptions of qualitative research, which was conducted using the method of individual cases in June 2022 among Spanish volunteers working on behalf of the Dialog Foundation in Bialystok, Poland. Chosen research results concerning the activities undertaken by the volunteers, their motivation to act and the multilateral benefits from their work have been shown. In the light of the results of the research, Spanish volunteers contributed to the integration of pupils in the primary schools, in which they conducted workshops. The results of the research may hopefully be useful to develop further educational research concerning volunteering in aid of children in an intercultural environment.

The Result of the Meeting of Voluntary Migrants with Forced Migrants at the Volunteering Background – Research Report

Polish Journal of Educational  Studies

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The aim of the paper is to present the specificity of voluntary work of Erasmus+ Spanish students (voluntary migrants) in aid of children in Polish primary...

The Result of the Meeting of Voluntary Migrants with Forced Migrants at the Volunteering Background – Research Report

Online veröffentlicht: 16. Apr. 2023

Seitenbereich: 45 - 60

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/poljes-2022-0005

Schlüsselwörter
voluntary migrants, forced migrants, volunteering, Erasmus+ programme, primary schools, Spanish students, war in Ukraine

© 2022 Agata Butarewicz-Głowacka et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

The Result of the Meeting of Voluntary Migrants with Forced Migrants at the Volunteering Background – Research Report

Online veröffentlicht: 16. Apr. 2023

Seitenbereich: 45 - 60

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/poljes-2022-0005

Schlüsselwörtervoluntary migrants, forced migrants, volunteering, Erasmus+ programme, primary schools, Spanish students, war in Ukraine

© 2022 Agata Butarewicz-Głowacka et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Schlüsselwörter
voluntary migrants, forced migrants, volunteering, Erasmus+ programme, primary schools, Spanish students, war in Ukraine