Panel:
Learning in the World's Toughest Classrooms: Findings from Impact and Process Evaluations of Innovative Education Programs in Refugee Settings
(Education)
*Names in bold indicate Presenter
The proposed panel comprises four papers stemming from the American Institutes for Research’s work on the Humanitarian Education Accelerator (HEA): a partnership between UNICEF and UNHCR, funded by the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID). The HEA aims to support and evaluate promising education interventions in humanitarian settings on their journey to scale.
The panel will present findings from impact and process evaluations of five innovations in education in protracted crisis settings. The papers examine:
(1) the impact of an innovative tablet-based educational program targeting Syrian and Jordanian children in Jordan;
(2) the additive impacts of access to a portable media center and learning hub on Syrian and Jordanian children in Jordan;
(3) challenges and solutions to employment for University-educated refugees from the Kepler program in Kiziba, Rwanda; and
(4) how a 4-day training and periodic mentoring equips educators to deliver high quality education in the Rohingya Refugee Camp in Bangladesh.
The panel will bring unique learnings from the diverse pilot programs that aim to address varying yet important outcomes of education in crisis settings. Together, the evaluations address evidence gaps regarding the impact and scalability of innovations in education in protracted crisis settings.
