Saudi Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences (SJHSS)
Volume-4 | Issue-07 | 494-498
Original Research Article
Impact of Syrian Asylum on Jordanian Society Education and Health (2011-2017)
Mohammad Alharbi, Lukman Z. M
Published : July 30, 2019
Abstract
The Arab Spring has been shaped by successive episodes of the revolutions of freedom, the largest geopolitical
movement that has rocked the Arab world and the Middle East since the 1960s, which witnessed the eruption of the socalled national revolution that sanctified the Arab exodus from the yoke of old colonialism and their aspiration to
independence, freedom, dignity and national sovereignty, like other nations. This study aimed at determines the role
played by the Jordanian society during the Syrian crisis in all fields, and to identify the impact of the Syrian crisis on
Jordanian society (education, and health). In order to achieve the objective of the study, a questionnaire was designed as a
main tool for collecting data. It included (54) items divided into four variables (educatione and health). The sample
comprised of (177) individual's that selected randomly from all employees of the Jordanian Refugee Affairs Directorate
of the Ministry of Interior. After the distribution of the questionnaire and data collection, the SPSS software was used to
answer the study questions through the use of descriptive analysis. The study found that there is great impact of Syrian
asylum on Jordanian society in all aspects, the threats facing Jordan, due to Syrian asylum, are not only linked to direct
security and military threats Syrian refugees have exhausted economic infrastructure and resources in Jordan, and Jordan
faces significant challenges to its economic resources under Syrian asylum. In the light of the results the study
recommended that the Syrian crisis, its continuation and its impact on Jordan require a new course through the holistic
approach to transform the Syrian refugee crisis into a development opportunity that positively reflected on host
communities and refugees.