This paper focuses on the qualitative findings from a mixed-methods study of the educational and employment experiences of male and female Syrian refugees who settled in Regina, Canada. Canada admitted over 40,000 Syrian refugees who settled in 350 communities across Canada, including many smaller, non-traditional refugee-receiving centres. This influx necessitated the expeditious development of additional services as well as a re-allocation of local resources. Drachman's (Social Work, 37, 68, 1992) three-phase migration framework was employed to trace the experiences of these Syrian refugees through the pre-migration, transit and resettlement phases. The findings demonstrated that the participants perceived a shift from independence to dependence on the government as they moved through each of the successive phases of migration. While participants had constructed identities as “hard workers” back home, they found that their experiences and credentials from back home were devalued and learning English was a prerequisite for employment.

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从独立到依赖：叙利亚难民的经历

本文重点介绍在加拿大里贾纳定居的男性和女性叙利亚难民的教育和就业经历的混合方法研究的定性结果。加拿大接纳了超过 40,000 名叙利亚难民，他们在加拿大各地的 350 个社区定居，其中包括许多较小的非传统难民接收中心。大量涌入需要迅速开发附加服务以及重新分配当地资源。Drachman (Social Work, 37, 68, 1992) 的三阶段迁移框架被用来追踪这些叙利亚难民在迁移前、过境和重新安置阶段的经历。调查结果表明，参与者在经历了每个连续的移民阶段时，都感受到了从独立到依赖政府的转变。