Behind the Pages - podcast of the JEiE

On this episode of Behind the Pages, Jonathan Seiden unpacks the cascading effects adverse experiences, such as living through an environmental disaster, can have on young and offers lessons from implementing early childhood development (ECD) programming through community health volunteers and ECD centers. In their research article, “Effects of Two Early Childhood Interventions on the Developmental Outcomes of Children in Post-Earthquake Nepal,” Seiden and his co-authors Valeria Kunz, Sara Dang, Matrika Sharma, and Sagar Gyawali explore results from two programs designed by Save the Children to improve children's developmental outcomes and parental engagement in the wake of the 2015 earthquake in Nepal's Sindhupalchowk district. Behind the Pages is the podcast of the Journal on Education in Emergencies (JEiE). This season of Behind the Pages features timely and dynamic conversations with authors from the JEiE Special Issue on Early Childhood Development in Emergencies. For more information about JEiE, and to read all JEiE issues free of charge, visit inee.org/journal.

On this episode of Behind the Pages, Julie Drolet highlights how inadequate attention and funding for ECD infrastructure and resources posed compounding challenges for parents, caregivers, and ECD service providers as they attempted to re-enter Fort McMurray, Alberta, and begin rebuilding their lives and community after one of Canada's most devastating wildfires. In their research article, “Early Childhood Development in the Aftermath of the 2016 Wildfires in Alberta, Canada,” Drolet and her co-authors Caroline McDonald-Harker, Nasreen Lalani, Sarah McGreer, Matthew R. G. Brown, and Peter H. Silverstone argue that prioritizing ECD in disaster preparedness planning may support communities to recover faster, build back stronger, and mitigate risks to children's timely development due to disruptions like environmental disasters. Behind the Pages is the podcast of the Journal on Education in Emergencies (JEiE). This season of Behind the Pages features timely and dynamic conversations with authors from the JEiE Special Issue on Early Childhood Development in Emergencies. For more information about JEiE, and to read all JEiE issues free of charge, visit inee.org/journal.

On this episode of Behind the Pages, Katelin Swing Wilton and Ayat Al Aqra discuss how International Rescue Committee drew from local caregivers' feedback and priorities, leveraged technology like WhatsApp, and coordinated ECD service delivery with child protection and community health messaging to innovate on the Jamaican Home Visiting Program for the Middle East context. In their field note, “Home Visiting in the Middle East: Reflections on the Implementation of Reach Up and Learn,” Swing Wilton, Al Aqra, and their co-authors Aimée Vachon, Katie Maeve Murphy, Abdullah Ensour, Iman Ibrahim, Anas Tahhan, Kayla Hoyer, and Christine Powell outline the successes and challenges IRC's experience adapting a play-based home-visitation ECD intervention for refugees and internally displaced persons in Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria. Behind the Pages is the podcast of the Journal on Education in Emergencies (JEiE). This season of Behind the Pages features timely and dynamic conversations with authors from the JEiE Special Issue on Early Childhood Development in Emergencies. For more information about JEiE, and to read all JEiE issues free of charge, visit inee.org/journal.

On this episode of Behind the Pages, Fabiola Lara reveals how Save the Children created a platform to empower men in three communities affected by gang violence in El Salvador to be more involved in the critical early years of their children or grandchildren's lives. In her field note, “Building Resilience and Mitigating the Impact of Toxic Stress in Young Children: A Model for Transforming Parenting and Male Caregiving in El Salvador,” Lara argues that ECD programming attuned to the wellbeing of caregivers, as well as that of children, can be a protective factor for children's healthy and timely development. Behind the Pages is the podcast of the Journal on Education in Emergencies (JEiE). This season of Behind the Pages features timely and dynamic conversations with authors from the JEiE Special Issue on Early Childhood Development in Emergencies. For more information about JEiE, and to read all JEiE issues free of charge, visit inee.org/journal.

On this episode of Behind the Pages, Samier Mansur reflects on the experiences that motivated him to create a capacity-building video training platform for frontline aid workers, ECD professionals, educators, and caregivers working to support young children in Cox's Bazaar. In his field note, “Accessible Strategies to Support Children's Mental Health and Wellbeing in Emergencies: Experience from the Rohingya Refugee Camp,” Mansur outlines successes and challenges from the pilot of the No Limit Generation platform, which has the potential to address persistent gaps in ECD expertise which are common in refugee camps given high turnover and training resource constraints in these contexts. Behind the Pages is the podcast of the Journal on Education in Emergencies (JEiE). This season of Behind the Pages features timely and dynamic conversations with authors from the JEiE Special Issue on Early Childhood Development in Emergencies. For more information about JEiE, and to read all JEiE issues free of charge, visit inee.org/journal.

On this episode of Behind the Pages, Jahanara Ahmad and Sarwat Sarah Sarwar articulate how child-friendly spaces that reflect Rohingya design motifs and architecture and early learning curricula that integrate familiar Rohingya games and traditional songs and chants can provide a sense of safety and normalcy that supports psychosocial wellbeing. In their field note, “BRAC Humanitarian Play Lab Model: Promoting Healing, Learning and Development for Displaced Rohingya Children,” Erum Mariam, Jahanara Ahmad, and Sarwat Sarah Sarwar argue that community participation in the development of ECD centers can invoke a sense of belonging and cultural pride that can elevate the vital role of play to support developmental outcomes. Behind the Pages is the podcast of the Journal on Education in Emergencies (JEiE). This season of Behind the Pages features timely and dynamic conversations with authors from the JEiE Special Issue on Early Childhood Development in Emergencies. For more information about JEiE, and to read all JEiE issues free of charge, visit inee.org/journal.

On this episode of Behind the Pages, Kim Foulds reveals how being with Rohingya parents in Cox's Bazaar and talking with them about their perspectives on the value of play, their own childhood games, and what they wanted to see in educational media for their children was a formative experience for the Sesame Workshop team working to develop new programming for Rohingya refugees. In their field note, “Implementing a Humanitarian Needs Assessment Framework for Early Childhood Development: Informing Intervention Design for Displaced Rohingya Communities in Bangladesh,” Foulds and her co-authors Naureen Khan, Sneha Subramanian, and Ashraful Haque argue that designing interventions to align with the priorities of the communities they serve, and deep understanding of the local context are keys to the long-term sustainability of program outcomes. Behind the Pages is the podcast of the Journal on Education in Emergencies (JEiE). This season of Behind the Pages features timely and dynamic conversations with authors from the JEiE Special Issue on Early Childhood Development in Emergencies. For more information about JEiE, and to read all JEiE issues free of charge, visit inee.org/journal.

In this first episode, we introduce some of the key challenges affecting women and girls' education in crisis-affected contexts. We'll hear from two women and a young girl on their experiences with education in Kenya and Malawi, and why education is important to them. We'd like to thank Global Affairs Canada, World Vision Canada, the Jesuit Refugee Service, and the UN Girls' Education Initiative, for their support with this episode.

The Journal on Education in Emergencies (JEiE) presents an exciting new installment of its podcast, Behind the Pages. This season, we speak with authors from our Special Issue on Education and the War on Drugs about the education crisis posed by this long-running, transnational conflict. They unpack their experiences conducting research in insecure settings and engaging youth on the frontlines of this war in grassroots activism. You don't want to miss these new insights and fascinating stories from the field! The articles discussed in this series can be accessed, for free, in their entirety at: https://inee.org/collections/journal/volume-6-number-1. Behind the Pages is hosted by Nathan Thompson and produced by Gabrielle Galanek. JEiE and Behind the Pages are supported by INEE and New York University. Generous support for this season has been provided by Qatar Foundation International.

In this episode, Claudia Rodriguez discusses the economic and social conditions in Colombia’s coca-growing regions and the role of children in the cultivation of coca. In her research article, “The Effects of Aerial Spraying of Coca Crops on Child Labor, School Attendance, and Educational Lag in Colombia, 2008-2012,” Rodriguez explores the dynamics of a coca eradication policy on educational attainment. Behind the Pages, the podcast of the Journal on Education in Emergencies (JEiE), features exciting and timely conversations with JEiE authors about their work on education in regions affected by crisis and conflict.

In this episode, Theo Di Castri and Geras reflect on the inaugural year of Catalyst, an innovative drug education program that engages youth at the front lines of the war on drugs in transformative and sustainable grassroots action. In his field note, “Catalyst: Expanding Harm-Reduction Education and Youth Participation in the Context of the War on Drugs,” Di Castri explores how Catalyst’s approach to drug education generates a wider discussion of the sociopolitical harm wrought by the war on drugs and calls young people to action. Behind the Pages, the podcast of the Journal on Education in Emergencies (JEiE), features exciting and timely conversations with JEiE authors about their work on education in regions affected by crisis and conflict.

In this episode, Diana Rodríguez-Gómez and María José Bermeo outline how three decades of education research have framed the intersection of schooling and the war on drugs. In their research article “The Educational Nexus to the War on Drugs: A Systematic Review,” Rodríguez-Gómez and Bermeo argue that the literature has focused narrowly on student drug use and prevention and largely denied the multiple actors, timelines, and locations, including education institutions, that comprise the war on drugs. Behind the Pages, the podcast of the Journal on Education in Emergencies (JEiE), features exciting and timely conversations with JEiE authors about their work on education in regions affected by crisis and conflict.

In this episode, Cirenia Chavez Villegas and Elena Butti unpack the connection between educational attainment and criminal engagement for youth in two hotspots of the war on drugs. In their research article, “‘If you don’t have an education, you are no one’: Understanding the School Experiences of Youth Involved in Drug-Related Crime in Ciudad Juarez and Medellin,” Chavez Villegas and Butti suggest that these youth do not drop out of school in search of money or reputation, rather they are pushed out by a cycle of stigma, segregation, punishment, and exclusion. Behind the Pages, the podcast of the Journal on Education in Emergencies (JEiE), features exciting and timely conversations with JEiE authors about their work on education in regions affected by crisis and conflict.

In this episode, Sara Koenders examines the dynamics between police and drug organizations in Vila Cruzeiro in Rio de Janeiro and their influence on education. In her research article, “‘Pedagogy of Conversion’ in the Urban Margins: Pacification, Education, and the Struggle for Control in a Rio de Janeiro Favela,” Koenders examines how Rio’s Pacifying Police Units militarized education in the poorest communities and perpetuated violence and insecurity. Behind the Pages, the podcast of the Journal on Education in Emergencies (JEiE), features exciting and timely conversations with JEiE authors about their work on education in regions affected by crisis and conflict.

In this episode, Roozbeh Shirazi unpacks the definitions of humanitarian crisis and emergency as used in the education in emergencies field, and how the war on drugs calls these definitions into question. In his research article, “When Emergency Becomes Everyday Life: Revisiting a Central EiE Concept in the Context of the War on Drugs,” Shirazi compares two portrayals of the war on drugs in popular media to evaluate the role of language and power in framing possible humanitarian responses to emergency. Behind the Pages, the podcast of the Journal on Education in Emergencies (JEiE), features exciting and timely conversations with JEiE authors about their work on education in regions affected by crisis and conflict.

On this bonus episode of Behind the Pages, we speak with JEiE editors Sweta Shah and Ragnhild Dybdahl, who are leading the development of two special thematic issues that will be published in 2021. Sweta Shah is editing our Special Issue on Early Childhood Development in Emergencies with Joan Lombardi, and Ragnhild Dybdahl is editing our Special Issue on Psychosocial Support and Social and Emotional Learning in Emergencies with James Williams. We discuss the gaps in our current understanding of these themes, the vision for these issues, and how the COVID-19 pandemic has further highlighted the need to support the world’s most vulnerable learners. This bonus episode of Behind the Pages was generously supported by Porticus.

Behind the Pages, the podcast of the Journal on Education in Emergencies, features exciting and timely conversations with JEiE authors about their work on education in regions affected by crisis and conflict. In this episode, Jihae Cha explores the factors that contribute to refugee students’ persistence in education and suggests ways that teachers can create welcoming learning environments to foster this motivation. Her article, “Refugee Students’ Academic Motivation in Displacement: The Case of Kakuma Refugee Camp,” shows that while students living in Kenya’s Kakuma refugee camp experience significant obstacles to their academic attainment, education spaces that support their sense of belonging can contribute to their success.

Behind the Pages, the podcast of the Journal on Education in Emergencies, features exciting and timely conversations with JEiE authors about their work on education in regions affected by crisis and conflict. In this episode, Sarah Horsch Carsley and Garnett Russell discuss how political will, the availability of resources in refugee-receiving countries, and weak formal enforcement mechanisms create a gap between the spirit of the three international treaties that guarantee refugees’ legal right to education and refugees’ actual access to school. In their article “Exploring the Enforceability of Refugees’ Right to Education: A Comparative Analysis of Human Rights Treaties,” Horsch Carsley and Russell find that treaties that focus on cultural, economic, and social rights, including the right to education, are less enforceable overall than treaties that secure political and civil rights.

Behind the Pages, the podcast of the Journal on Education in Emergencies, features exciting and timely conversations with JEiE authors about their work on education in regions affected by crisis and conflict. In this episode, Tejendra Pherali explores how teachers of Syrian refugees in Lebanon reflect on ideal education spaces and practices and the role of teacher professional development in creating these imagined futures. In their article “Educators for Change: Supporting the Transformative Role of Teachers in Contexts of Mass Displacement,” Pherali and co-authors Mai Abu Moghli and Elaine Chase show that while teachers create networks of practice worldwide, professional support systems are especially important for teachers who work in under-resourced environments and strained education systems.

Behind the Pages, the podcast of the Journal on Education in Emergencies, features exciting and timely conversations with JEiE authors about their work on education in regions affected by crisis and conflict. The Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya is one of the largest and oldest refugee camps in the world, with refugees coming from at least nine nearby countries. In this episode, Benjamin Piper and Sarah Dryden-Peterson discuss the factors that influence early grade reading and suggest that focusing on education quality is important for improving literacy outcomes. In their article “Are Refugee Children Learning? Early Grade Literacy in a Refugee Camp in Kenya,” Piper, Dryden-Peterson, and co-authors Vidur Chopra, Celia Reddick, and Arbogast Oyanga show that for students in Grades 1 through 3 in Kakuma refugee camp, learning to read is related, in part, to their country of origin, mother tongue, and expectations for returning to their home country.

Behind the Pages, the podcast of the Journal on Education in Emergencies, features exciting and timely conversations with JEiE authors about their work on education in regions affected by crisis and conflict. In this episode, Zeena Zakharia highlights a trend toward private authority in education in emergencies policymaking, as corporations and their partners are increasingly part of the education landscape in Jordan, Lebanon, and Turkey. Since 2016, the Syria refugee crisis has spurred massive investment in education initiatives from the private sector, especially by corporations and their philanthropic arms. In their article “The Emerging Role of Corporate Actors as Policymakers in Education in Emergencies: Evidence from the Syria Refugee Crisis,” Zakharia and co-author Francine Menashy show that while corporate involvement has brought an influx in attention and resources to refugee learners, corporate influence has filtered up to the policy level as well.

The Journal on Education in Emergencies (JEiE) presents an exciting new installment of its podcast, Behind the Pages. These timely conversations cover a wide range of issues related to education in countries and regions affected by crisis and conflict, and explore the groundbreaking scholarly and practitioner work we commit to daily. This season, we speak with authors from the second part of our Special Issue on Refugees and Education about the latest research and important developments in the field of refugee education. We hear about opportunities and outcomes in refugee education as they relate to refugees’ rights, literacy, and belonging; funding for programs that benefit refugee learners; and teachers’ professional development as they serve the education needs of refugees -- and many other fascinating insights and stories you don’t want to miss! The articles discussed in this series can be accessed, for free, in their entirety at: https://inee.org/collections/journal/volume-5-number-2 Behind the Pages is hosted by Nathan Thompson and produced by Gabrielle Galanek. JEiE and Behind the Pages are supported by INEE and New York University. Generous support for this season has been provided by the Open Society Foundations.

The Journal on Education in Emergencies (JEiE) sat down with Muna Abbas, Country Director for Plan International-Jordan, to discuss how the pandemic has affected humanitarian assistance to early childhood development (ECD) during these uncertain times. We discuss the impact of COVID-19 on ECD and education programs in Jordan and around the world. In the interview, Abbas describes how the pandemic has affected the region’s refugee population and people on the front lines of ECD service delivery, as well as donor, government, and NGO coordination efforts in support of ECD for refugees in the region and globally. Don’t miss this timely and relevant conversation! Behind the Pages is hosted by Nathan Thompson and produced by Gabrielle Galanek. JEiE and Behind the Pages are supported by INEE and New York University, with generous support from Porticus.

The Journal on Education in Emergencies (JEiE) presents an exciting new installment of its podcast, Behind the Pages. These timely conversations cover a wide range of issues related to education in countries and regions affected by crisis and conflict, and explore the groundbreaking scholarly and practitioner work we commit to daily. Listen in as we interview JEiE’s writers and researchers to discuss innovative approaches and the progress and challenges of delivering education to some of the most underrepresented populations across the globe. The articles discussed in this series can be accessed, for free, in their entirety at: https://inee.org/collections/journal-education-emergencies-volume-5-number-1 Behind the Pages is hosted by Nathan Thompson and produced by Gabrielle Galanek. JEiE and Behind the Pages are supported by INEE and New York University. Generous support for this season has been provided by the Open Society Foundations.

This is an episode of Behind the Pages - the podcast of the Journal on Education in Emergencies. Join us for these exciting and timely conversations with JEiE authors about their work on education in regions affected by crisis and conflict. According to UNHCR, only 3 percent of refugees globally have access to higher education. While several organizations have attempted to increase refugee participation in higher education, they have struggled to address the full breadth of challenges that prevent refugees from accessing these programs. In their article “Access to Higher Education: Reflections on a Participatory Design Process with Refugees,” Oula Abu-Amsha, Rebecca Gordon, Laura Benton, Mina Vasalou, and Ben Webster describe an approach to addressing this issue utilizing participatory design to develop a higher education program for Syrian refugees in the Middle East. This article is available, in its entirety, for free here: https://inee.org/collections/journal-education-emergencies-volume-5-number-1

This is an episode of Behind the Pages - the podcast of the Journal on Education in Emergencies. Join us for these exciting and timely conversations with JEiE authors about their work on education in regions affected by crisis and conflict. Since the beginning of the Syrian Civil War in 2011, more than 6 million Syrians have been forced to seek refuge outside their home country. Half of those displaced are children. The influx puts a strain on neighboring countries’ national education systems and especially strains educators who work to provide stable and effective learning environments. In her article, “When the Personal Becomes the Professional: Exploring the Lived Experiences of Syrian Refugee Educators,” Elizabeth Adelman finds that refugee educators share many of the same social barriers and traumatic experiences as their students. However, these educators’ professional duty to their students frequently calls on them to develop strategies to persist and mask their own hardship in the classroom. This article is available, in its entirety, for free here: https://inee.org/collections/journal-education-emergencies-volume-5-number-1

This is an episode of Behind the Pages - the podcast of the Journal on Education in Emergencies. Join us for these exciting and timely conversations with JEiE authors about their work on education in regions affected by crisis and conflict. There is a critical need to ensure that refugee children have a space where they can learn and feel safe and that parents are empowered to support their child’s development through nurturing care at home. Little Ripples is an early childhood program that uses mindfulness to support these goals and promote children’s mental and physical well-being. In her field note, “Mindful Learning: Early Childhood Care and Development for Refugee Children in Tanzania,” Kelsey Dalrymple offers an overview of the implementation of Little Ripples by Plan International-Tanzania and discusses parents’, teachers’, and students’ perception of the program overall and of mindfulness in particular. This article is available, in its entirety, for free here: https://inee.org/collections/journal-education-emergencies-volume-5-number-1

This is an episode of Behind the Pages - the podcast of the Journal on Education in Emergencies. Join us for these exciting and timely conversations with JEiE authors about their work on education in regions affected by crisis and conflict. Between 1947 and 1949, the Arab-Israeli conflict displaced approximately 800,000 Palestinians into Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, and into what today are the West Bank and Gaza. The American Friends Service Committee, a Quaker organization based in Philadelphia, was among the first to establish schools for these refugees, in many ways shaping the trajectory of the United Nations agency that is now responsible for providing education to Palestinian refugees. In her article, "'Incredibly Difficult, Tragically Needed, and Absorbingly Interesting': Lessons from the AFSC School Program for Palestinian Refugees in Gaza, 1949 to 1950," Jo Kelcey draws on archival records from the AFSC and the UN and argues for a critical historical assessment of how refugee education programs align with humanitarian principles. This article is available, in its entirety, for free here: https://inee.org/collections/journal-education-emergencies-volume-5-number-1

This is an episode of Behind the Pages - the podcast of the Journal on Education in Emergencies. Join us for these exciting and timely conversations with JEiE authors about their work on education in regions affected by crisis and conflict. Emergency relief prioritizes basic survival needs like food, water, medical aid, sanitation, and shelter. But increasingly some humanitarians have begun to think of education not only as capable of improving lives, but indeed as lifesaving. In "Asking 'Why' and 'How': A Historical Turn in Refugee Education Research” Christine Monaghan identifies key shifts in the motivation behind refugee education through the lens of a historical perspective. Drawing from oral histories, interviews, and archival research, Monaghan constructs a narrative of “why” and “how” refugee education programming has become a form of immediate emergency response. This article is available, in its entirety, for free here: https://inee.org/collections/journal-education-emergencies-volume-5-number-1

This is an episode of Behind the Pages - the podcast of the Journal on Education in Emergencies. Join us for these exciting and timely conversations with JEiE authors about their work on education in regions affected by crisis and conflict. In Ecuador, a policy of universal access to education gives Colombian refugees residing there the right to enroll in public schools – a rare opportunity for refugees to access formal education in a host state. However, refugees’ lived experience of this policy is often far different than the letter of the law would suggest. In her article, “Bureaucratic Encounters and the Quest for Educational Access among Colombian Refugees in Ecuador” Diana Rodríguez-Gómez discusses how the promise of universal access is shaped by the interactions between bureaucrats and the refugee families seeking education, between layers of government administration, and many other factors. This article is available, in its entirety, for free here: https://inee.org/collections/journal-education-emergencies-volume-5-number-1

The Journal on Education in Emergencies (JEiE) presents an exciting new installment of its podcast, Behind the Pages. These timely conversations cover a wide range of issues related to education in countries and regions affected by crisis and conflict, and explore the groundbreaking scholarly and practitioner work we commit to daily. Listen in as we interview JEiE’s writers and researchers to discuss innovative approaches and the progress and challenges of delivering education to some of the most underrepresented populations across the globe. The articles discussed in this series can be accessed, for free, in their entirety at: https://inee.org/collections/journal-education-emergencies-volume-4-number-1 Behind the Pages is hosted by Claudia Segura, Deborah Osomo, and Nathan Thompson and produced by Tim O’Keefe. JEiE and Behind the Pages are supported by INEE and New York University. Generous support for this podcast has been provided by Save the Children Norway, the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Qatar Foundation International.

This is an episode of Behind the Pages - the podcast of the Journal on Education in Emergencies. Join us for these exciting and timely conversations with JEiE authors about their work on education in regions affected by crisis and conflict. Pathways to Resilience in Risk-Laden Environments: A Case Study of Syrian Refugee Education in Lebanon by Oula Abu-Amsha and Jill Armstrong What it means to be resilient and make resilient choices takes a variety of forms for students and families affected by conflict. For refugees, making resilient decisions regarding education may mean sending children to school, but it could also mean keeping them home to work or to avoid threatening or exclusionary school environments. JEiE’s Claudia Segura and author Oula Abu-Amsha delve into these hard choices and the ways the Jusoor School, an NGO created to bridge the non-formal and formal education sectors in Lebanon, serves as a space for students whose educational pathway calls for a new type of school.

This is an episode of Behind the Pages - the podcast of the Journal on Education in Emergencies. Join us for these exciting and timely conversations with JEiE authors about their work on education in regions affected by crisis and conflict. Fifi the Punishing Cat and Other Civic Lessons from a Lebanese Public Kindergarten School by Thea Renda Abu El-Haj, Garene Kaloustian, Sally Wesley Bonet, and Samira Chatila Education can provide stability and continuity for refugees, but it can also contribute to tension between host-country students and newcomers, especially if teachers’ capacity is limited and pressure to deliver a scripted curriculum is high. Join JEiE’s Nathan Thompson and authors Thea Renda Abu El-Haj and Garene Kaloustian as they reflect on three years observing Lebanese, Syrian refugee, and Palestinian refugee Kindergarteners at a single school and share insights on these students’ feelings of belonging and exclusion and their struggle to take agency and become citizens of their classrooms.

This is an episode of Behind the Pages - the podcast of the Journal on Education in Emergencies. Join us for these exciting and timely conversations with JEiE authors about their work on education in regions affected by crisis and conflict. The Borderless Higher Education for Refugees Project: Enabling Refugees and Local Kenyan Students in Dadaab to Transition to University Education by Wenona Giles The Borderless Higher Education for Refugees project, or BHER, is an initiative among two Kenyan and two Canadian universities to offer innovative higher education to Somali students in the Dadaab refugee camp and students in the town of Dadaab. Join JEiE’s Claudia Segura and author Wenona Giles as they discuss the development, growth, and success of the BHER program, and the ways it has worked with students who may be unprepared or excluded from traditional higher education.

This is an episode of Behind the Pages - the podcast of the Journal on Education in Emergencies. Join us for these exciting and timely conversations with JEiE authors about their work on education in regions affected by crisis and conflict. The Politics of Education in Iraq: The Influence of Territorial Dispute and Ethno-Politics on School in Kirkuk by Kelsey Shanks Kirkuk, Iraq is home to Arabs, Kurds, Turkmen, and Assyrian -- and a bitter contest for territorial and political dominance. Rising religious and ethnic tensions in the region influence day-to-day life, including for students, teachers, and administrators. Join JEiE’s Nathan Thompson and author Kelsey Shanks as they unpack how these tensions, spurred in part by mother-tongue education provisions in the post-2003 invasion Constitution of Iraq, have played out for educational administration and content in the region.

This is an episode of Behind the Pages - the podcast of the Journal on Education in Emergencies. Join us for these exciting and timely conversations with JEiE authors about their work on education in regions affected by crisis and conflict. Mapping the Relationship between Education Reform and Power-Sharing in and after Intrastate Peace Agreements: A Multi-Methods Study by Giuditta Fontana Peace agreements that divide power between groups that have been at war are more likely to include provisions for educational reform. The more dynamically that power is shared in the new government, the more likely these educational reforms are to promote multiple identities rather than cultural convergence. Join JEiE’s Deborah Osomo and author Giuditta Fontana as they discuss education reforms in peace agreements, using Lebanon, Northern Ireland, and Macedonia as case studies.

This is an episode of Behind the Pages - the podcast of the Journal on Education in Emergencies. Join us for these exciting and timely conversations with JEiE authors about their work on education in regions affected by crisis and conflict. Developing Social Cohesion through Schools in Northern Ireland and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia: A Study of Policy Transfer by Rebecca Loader, Joanne Hughes, Violeta Petroska-Beshka, and Ana Tomovska Misoska How can an education policy tailored to one unique post-conflict situation be adapted to work successfully in an extremely different post-conflict context? In this episode, JEiE’s Deborah Osomo and authors Rebecca Loaders and Joanne Hughes dive into the process of adapting, transplanting, and delivering shared education developed for Northern Ireland to the Macedonian education system and the ways in which shared education may be a promising solution for promoting positive intergroup contact in a variety of settings after conflict.

The Journal on Education in Emergencies (JEiE) presents an exciting new installment of its podcast series, Behind the Pages. These timely conversations cover a wide range of issues related to education in countries and regions affected by crisis and conflict, and explore the groundbreaking scholarly and practitioner work we commit to daily. Listen in as we interview JEiE’s writers and researchers to discuss innovative approaches, and the progress and challenges of delivering education to some of the most underrepresented populations across the globe. The articles discussed in this series can be accessed, for free, in their entirety at: www.ineesite.org/journal/vol3-num1 Behind the Pages is hosted by Sarah Haroon Sualehi and Laura Elena Lopez-Blazquez and produced by Gabrielle Galanek. JEiE and Behind the Pages are supported by INEE and New York University. Generous support for this work has been provided by Education Above All through its Protect Education in Insecurity and Conflict program.

This is an episode of Behind the Pages - the podcast of the Journal on Education in Emergencies. Join us for these exciting and timely conversations with JEiE authors about their work on education in regions affected by crisis and conflict. JEiE is supported by the Education Above All Foundation. The Limits of Redistributive School Finance Policy in South Africa by Rachel Hatch, Elizabeth Buckner, and Carina Omoeva To promote social cohesion and battle the exclusionary legacy of Apartheid, the South African government passed a no-fee school policy in 2010. Is this all it takes to transform a deeply divided and unequal education system into an equitable one? Rachel Hatch and Elizabeth Buckner dive deep and search for clues in this episode. This interview is conducted by Sarah Sualehi.

This is an episode of Behind the Pages - the podcast of the Journal on Education in Emergencies. Join us for these exciting and timely conversations with JEiE authors about their work on education in regions affected by crisis and conflict. JEiE is supported by the Education Above All Foundation. Can Teacher Training Programs Influence Gender Norms? Mixed-Methods Experimental Evidence from Northern Uganda by Marjorie Chinen, Andrea Coombes, Thomas De Hoop, Rosa Castro-Zarzur, and Mohammed Elmeski In this episode, we talk with Marjorie Chinen and Andrea Coombes about their work on a first-of-its-kind randomized controlled trial of a teacher training program in Karamoja, Uganda. Rising from the ethnic- and gender-based violence of the Lord’s Resistance Army insurgency, peacebuilding in Karamoja requires new attitudes toward gender socialization, and evidence from the RCT suggests training can help teachers make progress. This interview is conducted by Sarah Sualehi.

This is an episode of Behind the Pages - the podcast of the Journal on Education in Emergencies. Join us for these exciting and timely conversations with JEiE authors about their work on education in regions affected by crisis and conflict. JEiE is supported by the Education Above All Foundation. The 4Rs Framework: Analyzing Education’s Contribution to Sustainable Peacebuilding with Social Justice in Conflict-Affected Contexts by Mario Novelli, Mieke T. A. Lopes Cardozo, and Alan Smith Frameworks for building peace are effective tools when they may be adapted to fit the post-conflict context in which they are used. Join authors Mario Novelli and Mieke T.A. Lopes Cardozo as they outline the development and use of their 4Rs Framework in Myanmar. This interview is conducted by Laura Lopez-Blazquez.

This is a podcast of the “Behind the Pages” series, which includes exciting and timely conversations with authors and researchers from the Journal on Education in Emergencies. Join us for Vol. 3 episodes, coming soon!

This is a podcast of the “Behind the Pages” series, which includes exciting and timely conversations with authors and researchers from the Journal on Education in Emergencies. A School Under Fire: The Fog of Educational Practice in War by Kathe Jervis In this segment, we explore a little-known footnote in the history of the U.S. military occupation in Iraq. Kathe Jervis documents the situation of the teenage detainees attending Dar al-Hikmah, or House of Wisdom, a school designed and operated by the U.S. military for Iraqi juveniles captured during the war. This interview is conducted by Laura Lopez-Blazquez.

This is a podcast of the “Behind the Pages” series, which includes exciting and timely conversations with authors and researchers from the Journal on Education in Emergencies. Finding a Way Forward: Conceptualizing Sustainability in Afghanistan's Community-Based Schools by Michelle J. Bellino, Bibi-Zuhra Faizi, and Nirali Mehta Facing continued regional insecurity, weak capacity and resources, and challenges to sustainability, Afghanistan is confronting an uncertain future. In this segment, we explore the obstacles that still plague community-based education in eight communities across Afghanistan. Authors Zuhra Faizi and Nirali Mehta explore the impact of Community Based Education and factors that influence its success in Afghanistan. This interview is conducted by Sarah Sualehi.

This is a podcast of the “Behind the Pages” series, which includes exciting and timely conversations with authors and researchers from the Journal on Education in Emergencies. School-Based Intervention in Ongoing Crisis: Lessons from a Psychosocial and Trauma-Focused Approach in Gaza Schools by Jon-Håkon Schultz, Laura Marshall, Helen Norheim, and Karam Al-Shanti During times of conflict, schools are often considered sites of support in helping students face the trauma they are burdened with. Author Laura Marshall navigates the multi-level Better Learning Program intervention, the context of its implementation, and lessons learned in Gaza schools. This interview is conducted by Sarah Sualehi.

This is a podcast of the “Behind the Pages” series, which includes exciting and timely conversations with authors and researchers from the Journal on Education in Emergencies. Resilience of LGBTQIA Students on Delhi Campuses by Anjali Krishan, Apurva Rastogi, and Suneeta Singh On December 11, 2013, the Indian Supreme Court recriminalized homosexuality increasing the adversity facing lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, intersex, and asexual/ally individuals within higher education in New Delhi, India. Join Anjali Krishan and Suneeta Singh as they examine how the legal, political, and social environment of New Delhi impacted LGBTQIA students and their identities. This interview is conducted by Sarah Sualehi.

This is a podcast of the “Behind the Pages” series, which includes exciting and timely conversations with authors and researchers from the Journal on Education in Emergencies. Will You Send Your Daughter to School? Norms, Violence, and Girls' Education in Uruzgan, Afghanistan by Dana Burde and Jehanzaib Khan Considered a universal human right, access to education for all children is often difficult to achieve in a conflict-affected country especially with the added tension of outside actors. Authors Dana Burde and Jehanzaib Khan explore the reasons parents choose to send boys and girls to school, what prevents them from doing so, and what tensions emerge in Uruzgan, Afghanistan. This interview is conducted by Sarah Sualehi.