education in displacement: promoting access, building systems week 1: background to education in...
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Education in Displacement:Promoting Access, Building Systems
Week 1: Background to
Education in Displacement
Sarah Dryden-PetersonDoctoral Candidate, Harvard Graduate School of Education
Research Associate, Refugee Law Project, Uganda
By Definition (UNESCO, 2006)
RefugeeCrossed state border due to a “well-founded fear of being persecuted” (1951 Convention)
Internally Displaced Person (IDP)Displaced within state borders
Non-migrantStayed behind in an area where most have been displaced
ReturneeRefugee or IDP who has returned home (repatriation for refugees)
Asylum-seekerSeeking status as a refugee in a country of asylum
By Numbers
More than 43 million displaced people globally
18.7 million refugees (UNHCR, 2006)24.5 million IDPs (IDMC, 2006)
1% of global population suffered displacement in the 1990s (Sinclair, 2002: 23)
The majority of displaced people are children (UNHCR, 2006)
By Region, Refugees (UNHCR, 2006: 6-7)
Source CountriesAfghanistan= 2.1 millionIraq= 1.5 millionSudan= 686,000Somalia= 460,000DRC= 400,000Burundi=400,000
Countries of AsylumPakistan= 1.1 millionIran= 1 millionUSA= 844,000Syria= 702,000Germany= 605,000Tanzania= 485,000
By Region, Refugees (UNRWA, 2006)
Palestinian Refugees
Palestinian refugees fall under the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) and are not included in UNHCR numbers4.4 million Palestinian refugees (2006)Living primarily in Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip
People are dying, why education?
“Education is the hope for the future.” Jacques Bwria, 2002
Education as priority for displaced people
Human RightConvention on the Rights of the Child
Legal Right1951 Convention, Article 221967 Protocol
Policy GoalMillennium Development GoalsEducation For All
What role can education play in the chaos of displacement?
A tool of protection (UNESCO, 2007: 4)
PhysicalPsychosocialCognitive
Promotes self-reliance and social and economic development (Sinclair, 2002: 27)
Prevents conflict or recurrence of conflict (Sinclair, 2002: 123)
Education as the fourth pillar of humanitarian assistance
Focus on living not dying (Martone & Neighbor, 2006: 3)
What does education in displacement involve?
Education activitiesCommunity-initiatedRecreation
Formal school systemCurriculumTeacher trainingCertifications
What is different about education in displacement?
Short time scaleUrgencyFunding constraints
Substantive focusHealingFocus on rebuilding
PedagogyWait timeDiscipline
Return on investmentIncreased accessOpportunity cost
Standards
What principles guide planning and practice of educational programs in displacement?