Thematic Focus: Education

Opportunities:

Refugees, Education and Conflict, 27 January 2021 [info]

Refugee Educator Academy 2021 Webinar Series, 27 March - 4 December 2021 [info]

- The theme is "Belonging, Purpose, Agency & Hope." 

Blog posts:

Examining Race, Power, and Privilege Dynamics within the Education in Emergencies Sector (REACH@Harvard Blog, Jan. 2021) [text]

On International Day of Education – don’t forget about refugees! (WRM Council Blog, Jan. 2021) [text]

*Refugee education in Greece: disjointed, disconnected and inadequate (COMPAS Blog, Dec. 2020) [text]

Reports:

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

Historical Mapping of Education Provision for Refugees: A Cross-cutting and Comparative Analysis of Three Country Contexts (Global Partnership for Education & UNHCR, Jan. 2021) [text]

- Focuses on Bangladesh, Rwanda, and Turkey. See also related blog post.

Integrating and Advancing Children of Asylum Seekers in the Israeli Education System: Recommendations (The Garden Library & ASSAF, Dec. 2020) [text]

"Integrating Syrian refugee children in Turkey: The role of Turkish language skills (A case study in Gaziantep)," International Journal of Educational Research Open, vol. 1 (2020) [open access]

Mapping the Ecosystem of Education Data for Internally Displaced Persons in the Middle East and Beyond: Issues, Challenges, and Recommendations (USAID, Jan. 2021) [text via ECC Network]

- See also related webinar presentation.

Progress Under Threat: Refugee Education One Year on from the Global Refugee Forum and the Impact of COVID-19 (Save the Children, Jan. 2021) [text]

Refugee Education during COVID-19: Crisis and Opportunity (INEE, Jan. 2021) [access]

- The report is available in Arabic, English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish.

Journal articles:

"The educational experiences of Syrian women in countries of safety/asylum," International Journal of Educational Research Open, vol. 2 (2021) [open access]

- Focuses on Turkey.

"Gender Inequalities in Academic Achievement among Internally Displaced Children in Colombia," Revista Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales, Niñez y Juventud, vol. 18, no. 2 (July-Dec. 2020) [open access]

"Hope among refugee children attending the International School of Peace on Lesbos," Journal of Refugee Studies, Advance Articles, 10 April 2020 [ResearchGate]

"Integration of Palestinian Refugee Children from Syria in UNRWA Schools in Lebanon," Journal of International Migration and Integration, Latest Articles, 4 Jan. 2021 [free full-text]

"'Refugees here and Finns there': categorisations of race, nationality, and gender in a Finnish classroom," Intercultural Education, Latest Articles, 21 Jan. 2021 [open access]

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Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Education (31 Dec. 2020)