Educational Policies and Schooling Practices for Urban Refugees
Beirut, Lebanon; Nairobi, Kenya; Quito, Ecuador; global coverage
2015-2017
Primary Investigators: Dr. Mary Mendenhall & Dr. S. Garnett Russell
This global mixed-methods study examined the gap between policy and practice when it comes to ensuring access of displaced children to educational and support services in urban settings. The report recommended that refugee students be fully integrated and included in national schools, and that civil organizations supported non-formal education programs to address the distinct needs of refugee students not met by government schools.
Publications and Resources
Research Briefs
Mendenhall, M., Russell, S.G., & Buckner, E. (2018 (research brief). NORRAG Special Issue: The Right to Education Movements and Policies, 01.
Articles
Mendenhall, M., Falk, D. & Bjorklund, P. (In press). Urban refugees’ educational access in Kenya: Policy contradictions and implementation gaps amidst national insecurity and rising xenophobia. Comparative Education Review
Russell, S. G., Buckner, E., & Horsch Carsley, S. (2020). The diffusion of global discourses: the case of educating refugees. British Journal of Sociology of Education, 41(7), 992–1012.
Podcasts
Mendenhall, M., Russell, S.G., & Buckner, E. (2016, September 1). [Audio podcast] In FreshEd.
Reports
Infographics
Videos
- Dr. Mary Mendenhall (Primary Investigator)
- Dr. S. Garnett Russell (Primary Investigator)
- Dr. Elizabeth Buckner, visiting Assistant Professor (Co-Investigator)
- Diana Rodriguez-Gomez '16 (Doctoral Student)
- Jihae Cha '21 (Doctoral Student)
- Danielle Falk '23 (Doctoral Student)
- Peter Bjorklund '16 (Master's Student)
- Sarah Horsch '18 (Master's Student)
- Dominique Spencer '16 (Master's Student)
- Huffington Post: by C.M. Rubin (April 7, 2017).
- NEA Today: (March 17, 2017).
- Education Dive: (March 8, 2017).