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Refugee Education in an International Perspective

International Refugee Aid and Policy

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The UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is a UN Agency supporting the protection and the rights of refugees all over the world. This includes the right to education, among others.The education site of UNHCR provides information on UNHCR's activities in refugee education. This includes programmes and projects, [...]

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The Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE) consists of more than 11,500 individual members and 130 partner organizations in 170 countries. You will find well-known organisations like UNESCO, UNHCR, UNICEF, World Vision or Save the Children among the members. The website provides ample information on activities, [...]

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The Scholars at Risk Network (SAR) was founded in 1999 at the University of Chicago. Meanwhile, the network has more than 300 institutional members in about 40 countries. SAR aims at providing refuge for scholars who face discrimination, censorship, intimidation, or violence in their home countries. The website provides [...]

Overview of the Educational Situtation of Refugees Worldwide

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"The International Data Alliance for Children on the Move (IDAC) is a cross-sectoral global coalition comprised of governments, international and regional organizations, NGOs, think tanks, academics, and civil society. The main objective of IDAC is to improve statistics and data on migrant and forcibly displaced children with the [...]

"Refugee teachers and teachers of refugees play a vital role in providing education to refugee children and youth and by contributing in myriad ways to refugee communities. In many contexts, refugee teachers are at the heart of humanitarian response efforts. And yet, refugee teachers are all but invisible in global and national refugee and education policies, strategies, and [...]

This 2016 issue of NORRAG News focusses on education, educational policy and development for refugees and displaced persons. The single articles are sorted into the following chapters: Editorials - New Challenges For Development And Humanitarian Aid - Education, Skills And Forced Migration: Thematic Priorities (Quality Education And Resilience - Skills Development - Teachers [...]

This publication summarizes the results of a project run in 2003, in which 5 education indicators were applied to 118 refugee camps in 23 countries. These indicators were: * Percentage of the population aged 5 to 17 enrolled in school (M/F) * Percentage of students who successfully completed the school year (M/F) * Student to teacher ratio * Percentage qualified or trained [...]

This publication as of 2011 provides an international, historical overview of the education of refugees in and from areas of conflict. It furthermore exposes the current organisation of refugees' education and analyses problems in its realisation. The text ends with a conclusion and recommendations for an improvement of refugee education. [Abstract: Editors of Education [...]

"The 2011 Global Monitoring Report examines the damaging consequences of conflict for the Education for All goals. It sets out an agenda for protecting the right to education during conflict, strengthening provision for children, youth and adults affected by conflict, and rebuilding education systems in countries emerging from conflict. The Report also explores the role of [...]

This publication provides an overview of the education of refugees in socalled "developping countries". It aims at reviewing the state of the art of refugee education as of 2001, identifying key issues, and presenting best practice examples from different countries. [Abstract: Editors of Education Worldwide].

"A Global Study of Attacks on Schools, Universities, their Students and Staff, 2015-2019. Education is under attack around the world. From Afghanistan to Colombia, Mali to Thailand, students and teachers are killed, raped, and abducted, while schools and universities are occupied, bombed, and destroyed. Between 2015 and 2019, there were more than 11,000 reported attacks, [...]

Research on Refugees and Forced Migration

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The international Refugee Research Network was created by researchers from the Center for Refugee Studies,York University, Canada. The website provides information on research activities, publications, other networks and organisation and more. Among others, the network also hosts the website of the initiative [...]

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According to their ow statement, IMISCOE is "Europe's largest network of scholars in the area of migration and integration. The network involves 38 member institutes and over 500 scholars from all over Europe and focuses on comparative research, publications, the organization of events, PhD training and awards and communication. (...) [...]

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The Migration and Diaspora Studies at the Carleton University in Canada provide a long link list of research centres, associations and networks working on issues like migration, refugees and diaspora. [Abstract: Editors of Education Worldwide]

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The library of the Northwestern University, USA, provides a list of journals in the field of Forced Migration and Refugee Studies. Unfortunately, the links to the library catalogue don't work. But the list informs you about the journal titles and the more detailed focus of the respective journal. You can look the journals up on [...]

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This list provides you with journals on refugee issues and studies recorded in the EZB. The list is the result of a search with the search terms: title = "refugee*" or "Flüchtl*" or "Flucht*". The traffic light system will indicate your access options to the journal. A green light means free access with no fee. For yellow and [...]