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Refugee

Education:

Emergency &

Beyond

#CGI2016 • The average conflict lasts for 12 years in low income countries

• 22 years in middle income countries

• The average length of displacement is now 20 years

“… the education children receive during conflict is

not a stop gap measure but their one shot at

education” (Dryden-Peterson, 2016).

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“ … the humanitarian approach is … often focused on building schools and enrolling children without concerted attention to the content and pedagogy that make education relevant and engaging” (Dryden-Peterson, 2016).

Source: UNHCR, Global Trends: Forced Displacement in 2015

Forced Displacement Trends (1996-2015)

Forced Displacement in 2015

Source: UNHCR, Global Trends: Forced Displacement in 2015

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“Unequal access to education, institutionalized segregation, and lack of postprimary education are overt indicators of structural inequality and often become drivers of conflict” (Dryden-Peterson, S., Bellino, M.J., Chopra, V., 2015).

During emergency and transition phases, educational programming can provide essential protection, especially for girls

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ENSURE INCLUSIVE AND EQUITABLE QUALITY EDUCATION AND PROMOTE LIFELONG LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL

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“While there is an increasingly inclusive policy and legal environment … for refugees globally, a clear finding from our surveys … is the gap between policy and practice” (Mendenhall et al. In press).

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References in this presentation Dryden-Peterson, S. (2016). Policies for Education in Conflict and Post‐Conflict Reconstruction. Chapter 10. The Handbook of Global Education Policy. First Edition. Edited by Karen Mundy, Andy Green, Bob Lingard, and Antoni Verger. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Published 2016 by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Dryden-Peterson, S., Bell ino, M.J., Chopra, V. (2015). Conflict: Education and Youth. In: James D. Wright (editor -in-chief), International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences, 2nd edition, Vol 4. Oxford: Elsevier. pp. 632 –638. Mendenhall, M. et al. (2016). Urban refugee education: strengthening policies and practices for access, quality, and inclusion: Insights and recommendations from a 16 -country global survey and case studies in Beirut, Nairobi and Quito. Teachers College, Colombia University. Dryden-Peterson, S. (2016). Policies for Education in Conflict and Post‐Conflict Reconstruction. Chapter 10. The Handbook of Global Education Policy. First Edition. Edited by Karen Mundy, Andy Green, Bob Lingard, and Antoni Verger. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Published 2016 by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd . UNESCO. 2011. Education for All Global Monitoring Report 2011: The Hidden Crisis: Armed Conflict and Education . Paris: UNESCO. UNHCR. (2016). 2015 Global Trends in Forced Displacement.

Forthcoming & highly recommended: Dryden-Peterson, S. (In press). "Refugee Education: The Crossroads of Globalization." Educational Researcher.