Towards an asset-based approach in knowledge production? A systematic review and synthesis of refugee education literature

Bibliographic Data

ID19477751
AuthorsJihae Cha (0000-0002-7213-1769, George Washington University), Daniel D Shephard (0000-0002-0513-1742, University of Edinburgh, corresponding author), InJung Cho (0009-0006-9428-8106, George Washington University), D Lee (0000-0001-5979-6320, George Washington University), Doo Rhee Lee (George Washington University)
Year2026
Pages1-17
Publication date2026-04-20
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueGlobalisation Societies and Education (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1476-7724 • E-ISSN: 1476-7732
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14767724.2026.2659730
OpenAlexW7154936490
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited47

There are increasing calls to take a more asset-based, decolonised approach to refugee education. However, we lack analysis of the degree to which the field of refugee education knowledge production is deficit-based or asset-based and the factors that structure those patterns. We address this gap through a systematic review and mixed-methods meta-synthesis of peer-reviewed articles on refugee education since the 1970s. We find more asset-based texts over time, within the education discipline, published by institutions in high-income countries, and by multi-author teams. Despite some promising patterns, the balance between asset-based and deficit-based discourse has only marginally improved in fifty years

Comparative education · Cultural competence · Higher education · Immigration · Knowledge production · Qualitative research · Refugee · Systematic review · Traditional knowledge · Education and experiences of immigrants and refugees · Migration, Health and Trauma · Peace and Human Rights Education

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