Thematic Focus: Education

Opportunities: 

*Call for participants: Refugee Scholars Conference, 5-6 October 2020 [info]

- "This event is for university students who are seeking asylum or have refugee status in the UK." Register by 4 October 2020.

CFP: Journal on Education in Emergencies [info]

- Contributions sought for special issue on "Gender in Education in Emergencies." Submission deadline is 31 October 2020.

Blog posts & press:

Education for All – or Only for Some? COVID-19 and Discrimination Against "Refugee Children" in the German Education System (FluchtforschungsBlog, July 2020) [text]

- See also German version.

How a Generation of Syrian Children in Lebanon Were Robbed of Their Education (openDemocracy, July 2020) [text]

In Their Shoes: Elementary Students Explore Stories of Forced Migration (Pulitzer Center Blog, Sept. 2020) [text]

- Describes and links to a lesson plan for elementary school kids that "introduces students to what it means to be a refugee and to individual stories that explore what it is like to live and learn in a refugee camp."

Reports & journal articles:

"Civic Education and the Education of Refugees," Intercultural Education, Latest Articles, 17 Aug. 2020 [free full-text]

Coming Together for Refugee Education (UNHCR, Sept. 2020) [access]

- See also related news story and Medium post. The French version can be accessed here.

"The Critical Roles That Higher Education Student Affairs and Services Must Play in Refugee Education: A Focus on Germany," Chapter IX in Student Affairs and Services in Higher Education: Global Foundations, Issues, and Best Practices, 3rd ed. (International Association of Student Affairs and Services, 2020) [full-text]

- Includes six contributions, as described in this Univ. World News article. Scroll to p. 144.

DAFI 2019 Annual Report: Refugee Students in Higher Education (UNHCR, Sept. 2020) [text]

Education and Conflict Review, vol. 3 (July 2020) [open access] 

- "This special issue...looks at the impact of the conflict on the universities in Syria; argues for the importance of supporting them; and evidences some of the contributions its academics are able to make despite the ongoing violent conflict. Featuring mainly the works by Syrian academics in exile, Focuses on the MENA region... ." Includes two refugee-focused articles.

Education under COVID19 Lockdown: Reflection from Teachers, Students, and Parents (Centre for Lebanese Studies, July 2020) [text]

- Focuses on Jordan, Lebanon and the Occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip.

"The Impact of Educational Achievement on the Integration and Wellbeing of Afghan Refugee Youth in the UK," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 12 Sept. 2020 [open access]

Learning in a COVID-19 World: The Unique Risks of Falling Behind for Children in Humanitarian Settings (International Rescue Committee, Aug. 2020) [text]

No Time to Lose: An Urgent Call for Access to Quality Education for Rohingya Children in Cox’s Bazar (International Rescue Committee, Aug. 2020) [text]

"Refugees and Equity Policy in Australian Higher Education," Policy Reviews in Higher Education, Latest Articles, 30 Aug. 2020 [SSRN]

Refugees and the Educational Attainment of Natives, IZA Discussion Paper, no. 13433 (Institute of Labor Economics, July 2020) [text]

- Focuses on Norway.

Relationship Between Post-Migration Risks and Holistic Learning Among Syrian Refugee Children in Lebanon (NYU Global TIES for Children, July 2020) [text]

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Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Education (3 July 2020)