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Title Education and Internally displaced persons / edited by Christine Smith Ellison and Alan Smith
Published London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2013

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Description 1 online resource
Series Education as a humanitarian response
Education as a humanitarian response.
Contents FC; Half title; Also available in the Education as a Humanitarian Response Series; Title; Copyright; Contents; Notes on Contributors; Series Editor's Preface; Introduction: A Global Overview of Education and IDPs; Christine Smith Ellison; 1 The Education Sector Response to Hurricane Katrina in the USA; Anne Westbrook Lauten; 2 Alternative Approaches to Education for Displaced Children in Puntland and Somaliland; Silje Sjøvaag Skeie; 3 The Hidden Crisis: Armed Conflict and Education; Kevin Watkins; 4 Legislative Protection for IDPs and Education in Colombia; Manuel José Cepeda Espinosa
5 Educational Challenges of Conflict and Flood-related Displacement in PakistanElizabeth Ferris and Chareen Stark; 6 The Challenges for Education of Protracted Displacement in Sri Lanka; Lynn Davies; 7 Returnees and the Challenges for Education Reform in Bosnia and Herzegovina; Marina Bowder and Valery Perry; 8 Challenges for the International Aid System; Alan Smith; Index
Summary "What are the barriers to education for internally displaced persons? How can these be overcome? Drawing on research from a diverse set of countries, including the the USA, Somalia, Colombia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bosnia and Herzegovina, the contributors consider the relationship between education and internally displaced persons. These case studies raise fundamental questions regarding the barriers to education and some unexpected benefits for displaced children. The dynamics that impact access and quality of education for internally displaced people are examined and the role education can play in rebuilding societies and strengthening peace building processes is considered. Each case study brings to light a different aspect of displacement including various causes; current legal protection and its implications for government action and practical responses; challenges arising from country contexts related to the scale and duration of displacement; and the role of education in meeting the needs of returnees."-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
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Subject Internally displaced persons -- Education -- Cross-cultural studies
Internally displaced persons -- Social conditions -- Cross-cultural studies
EDUCATION -- Comparative.
EDUCATION -- Students & Student Life.
Education -- Social aspects
Refugee children -- Education
Genre/Form Cross-cultural studies
dissertations.
Academic theses.
Thèses et écrits académiques.
Form Electronic book
Author Smith Ellison, Christine, editor
Smith, Alan, 1954- editor.
ISBN 9781441190475
1441190473
9781441106131
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9781472552914
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9781283853408
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