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This article presents the ways in which conflict in influences the educational trajectories and aspirations of Syrian children and young people. The findings are based on interviews conducted in Lebanon with Syrian learners, and teachers and administrators working with school-aged refugee students. Participants discussed significant barriers to education in this setting including political, social and economic factors. Learners continued to demonstrate a strong commitment to education despite these challenges, yet they were unsure whether their educational pursuits would secure their future aspirations. These results call into question the promises of refugee education. (DIPF/Orig.) ; Dieser Artikel stellt dar, welchen Einfluss Konflikte auf Bildungswege und -erwartungen syrischer Kinder und Jugendlichen ausüben. Die Ergebnisse basieren auf Interviews mit syrischen Lernenden, Lehrkräften und Verwaltungskräften im Libanon, die mit geflüchteten Schülerinnen und Schülern arbeiten. Dabei diskutierten die Teilnehmenden für sie bedeutsame politische, soziale und ökonomische Bildungshemmnisse. Trotz der Herausforderungen zeigten die Lernenden eine anhaltende Leistungsbereitschaft, waren sich aber unsicher, ob ihre Anstrengungen die eigenen Zukunftserwartungen würden sichern können. Diese Ergebnisse stellen jene Hoffnungen, die Bildung auf der Flucht in Aussicht stellt, in Frage. (DIPF/Orig.)

Abstract
Limitations on membership and participation in host societies sharply constrain refugee young people's civic development. Especially when refugees attend national schools, they find themselves submerged in civic learning that does not include them or represent their experiences and realities. To explore possibilities for civic learning among refugees, we examine the education created by a Syrian community inside the structures of a Lebanese private school in Beirut. We conceive of this school as a 'borderlands' and find that it supports civic membership and participation in three ways: through adaptations to the Lebanese structures, curricula, and languages of schooling; through pedagogies focused on pragmatism; and through opening limited spaces for students to practice civic skills. We argue that the borderlands space created by this school holds lessons for both refugee and national teachers and school systems seeking to foster civic learning among refugees.