Category: Education in Emergencies

A group of young children sit together playing on a rug, Moldova.

Key takeaways and reflections from Early Childhood Education In Emergencies panel at 2023 UKFIET conference

by | Nov 15, 2023 | , ,

Conflicts, crises, and climate change have resulted in the displacement of millions of children across the globe. Early childhood education and development (ECED) offers safety, security, and stability for children in crises. Despite its importance, ECED programming in emergencies is not viewed as a central pillar of humanitarian response. Read More
The image outlines six principles, displayed as a mindmap. In the centre is the logo Design for Social Impact. The design principle "Co-Design" is starting at the right corner, highlighted with a pink highlighter. Co-Design involves the collaborative design of the research process and ensuring transparency and accountability throughout the research. Next, "Pedagogies of Care and Solidarity" is highlighted in green. Underneath, it states, "This involves persisting the well-being and agency of all participants whilst fostering a collaborative and empowering research process. Next, "Iterative and fosters mutual learning", highlighted in yellow. This involves an iterative research process that fosters mutual learning and co-creation of knowledge. Next, "Systems Thinking" is highlighted in blue. This involves recognising and addressing the complex and interconnected systems that shape the research topic and the experience of those involved. Next, "Intersectional". This involves recognising and amplifying how intersecting social identities and experiences share research topics and processes. Finally, in the upper left corner is "Structural change and action, highlighted with green. This involves a commitment to using the research to bring about structural change and action in the world.

Retelling Education in Emergencies Through the Black Radical Tradition: Building a Critical Praxis

by | Oct 20, 2023 | ,

Over a year, I spoke with 60 young people and 26 practitioners to explore educational experiences using Digital Storytelling Action Research (DSAR). Rooted in critical pedagogies and action research, DSAR created spaces for new knowledge forms to emerge, emphasising that individuals are not mere objects of inquiry but active participants. Read More
Volunteer Syrian teachers confer in a classroom tent erected in an abandoned warehouse at the Islahiye refugee camp in Turkey.

Who holds whom to account when harm is done? Funder accountability and responsibility within the education in emergencies community

by , , , , , , and | Aug 14, 2023 | ,

This blog was written by Ritesh Shah, University of Auckland (lead author); D. Brent Edwards Jr., University of Hawaii Manoa; S. Garnett Russell, Teachers College Colombia...

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