{"id":2036,"date":"2026-03-19T05:14:49","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T04:14:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nkvts.no\/english\/project\/trauma-and-adult-learning-regulation-refugees-experiences-with-helpful-strategies-for-emotional-regulation-learning-and-well-being\/"},"modified":"2026-10-14T13:02:17","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T11:02:17","slug":"trauma-and-adult-learning-regulation-refugees-experiences-with-helpful-strategies-for-emotional-regulation-learning-and-well-being","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/www.nkvts.no\/english\/project\/trauma-and-adult-learning-regulation-refugees-experiences-with-helpful-strategies-for-emotional-regulation-learning-and-well-being\/","title":{"rendered":"Trauma and adult learning. Re(gu)lation &#8211; refugees&#8217; experiences with helpful strategies for emotional regulation, learning and well-being"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><div class=\"nkvts-project-intro alignwide wp-block-nkvts-project-intro\">\n\t\t<div class=\"nkvts-project-intro__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"nkvts-project-intro__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"nkvts-project-intro__topics\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"nkvts-project-intro__topic\">Forced migration and refugee health<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"nkvts-project-intro__title\">Trauma and adult learning. Re(gu)lation &ndash; refugees&rsquo; experiences with helpful strategies for emotional regulation, learning and well-being<\/h1>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"nkvts-project-intro__text\">Traumatic experiences create difficulties concerning concentration, attention and memory, as well as impact classroom behaviour and social relationships with implications for learning and function. In this project, we will explore the impact of potentially traumatic events (PTEs) on adult refugees&#146; learning and function.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<div class=\"nkvts-project-table-of-contents wp-block-nkvts-project-table-of-contents\">\n\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"nkvts-project-table-of-contents__trigger\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"nkvts-project-table-of-contents-panel\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"nkvts-project-table-of-contents__trigger-label\">Mobile page navigation<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"nkvts-project-table-of-contents__icon is-closed-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-chevrondown\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M12 14.9c-.1 0-.3 0-.4-.1-.1 0-.2-.1-.3-.2L6.7 10c-.2-.1-.3-.4-.3-.6 0-.3.1-.5.3-.7.2-.2.4-.3.7-.3s.5.1.7.3l3.9 3.9 3.9-3.9c.2-.2.4-.3.7-.3.3 0 .5.1.7.3.2.2.3.4.3.7s-.1.5-.3.7l-4.6 4.6c-.1.1-.2.2-.3.2H12z\" 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First, to deepen our understanding of how adult refugees attending the Introduction Programme experience the impact of trauma on learning. Second, to study the ways refugees are helped, or help themselves, to regulate emotions, thoughts, and behaviour, in order to learn and function the best way possible.<\/p>\n<h2>\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"t2-accordion-item wp-block-t2-accordion-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"t2-accordion-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"t2-accordion-trigger\" id=\"method\" aria-controls=\"accordion-panel-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\tMethod\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t2-accordion-icon is-closed-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-add\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M12 19c-.285156 0-.519531-.097656-.710938-.289062C11.097656 18.519531 11 18.285156 11 18v-5H6c-.285156 0-.519531-.097656-.710938-.289062C5.097656 12.519531 5 12.285156 5 12c0-.285156.097656-.519531.289062-.710938C5.480469 11.097656 5.714844 11 6 11h5V6c0-.285156.097656-.519531.289062-.710938C11.480469 5.097656 11.714844 5 12 5c.285156 0 .519531.097656.710938.289062C12.902344 5.480469 13 5.714844 13 6v5h5c.285156 0 .519531.097656.710938.289062C18.902344 11.480469 19 11.714844 19 12c0 .285156-.097656.519531-.289062.710938C18.519531 12.902344 18.285156 13 18 13h-5v5c0 .285156-.097656.519531-.289062.710938C12.519531 18.902344 12.285156 19 12 19Zm0 0\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t2-accordion-icon is-open-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-remove\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M6 13c-.285156 0-.519531-.097656-.710938-.289062C5.097656 12.519531 5 12.285156 5 12c0-.285156.097656-.519531.289062-.710938C5.480469 11.097656 5.714844 11 6 11h12c.285156 0 .519531.097656.710938.289062C18.902344 11.480469 19 11.714844 19 12c0 .285156-.097656.519531-.289062.710938C18.519531 12.902344 18.285156 13 18 13Zm0 0\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"t2-accordion-item__inner-container is-layout-flow\" id=\"accordion-panel-1\" aria-labelledby=\"method\" role=\"region\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\n<p>We will conduct a phenomenological qualitative study among former and\/or present refugee participants in the Introduction Programme. 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