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Aewg Guide To The Accelerated Education Principles, Kayla Boisvert, Jenn Flemming, Ritesh Shah
Aewg Guide To The Accelerated Education Principles, Kayla Boisvert, Jenn Flemming, Ritesh Shah
Education in Crisis and Conflict Network
A large number of donor agencies, non-governmental organizations and governments have set up AEPs to meet the needs of over-age, out-of-school children and youth. These programs vary widely and are of differing quality and effectiveness. While there is guidance on quality education and education in emergencies generally, prior to this Guide, no AEP-specific Principles have existed to support these stakeholders in designing, implementing and evaluating their AEPs.
With the goal of strengthening the quality of Accelerated Education (AE) programming
through a more harmonized, standardized approach, the Accelerated Education Working
Group, led by UNHCR and with representation from nine member organizations, …
Usaid Eccn Policy Issues Brief: Accelerated Education For Out-Of-School Children And Youth In The Drc, Ash Hartwell
Usaid Eccn Policy Issues Brief: Accelerated Education For Out-Of-School Children And Youth In The Drc, Ash Hartwell
Education in Crisis and Conflict Network
This policy brief draws from the findings of USAID Education in Crisis and Conflict Network’s recent study on alternative education in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in order to raise vital policy issues linked to achieving national and global goals for education. That study, after a careful review of relevant literature, involved fieldwork in North Kivu as well as interviews in Kinshasa with key informants from government ministries, UN agencies, the World Bank, the Global Partnership for Education, bilateral donor agencies, and international NGOs.
This brief is intended to serve as a catalyst for government, donor, and NGO dialogue …
Adaptive Management Annotated Bibliography, Ash Hartwell, Kayla Boisvert, Jenn Flemming, Julia Novrita
Adaptive Management Annotated Bibliography, Ash Hartwell, Kayla Boisvert, Jenn Flemming, Julia Novrita
Education in Crisis and Conflict Network
The technical knowledge of the elements needed to provide equitable basic education is well established: well-crafted curricula, qualified teachers supported by professional development, adequate infrastructure, appropriate texts and instructional materials, and a regular process for assessing learning achievement. However, in conflict/crisis-affected environments, there are a host of barriers and challenges to providing these elements, including insecurity, weak institutions, inequalities, historical traumas, and fault lines. These contexts are deeply complex, dynamic, often times unpredictable, and difficult to manage.
USAID’s programs, while they often provide pilot and demonstration projects that point the way to system change, cannot sustain the delivery of education …
Usaid/Kampustan Eccn Simulation, Ash Hartwell, Kayla Boisvert
Usaid/Kampustan Eccn Simulation, Ash Hartwell, Kayla Boisvert
Education in Crisis and Conflict Network
This PowerPoint presentation introduces a complex simulation developed by the UMass Education in Crisis and Conflict Network (ECCN) project team. The simulation provided the basic framework of a training workshop for USAID education officers from multiple countries affected by crisis or conflicts, held in Bangkok during the week of October 31 to November 4, 2016.
Simulations are a powerful training methodology that is modeled on real-life situations, but are compressed in time and scope. Simulations are used to provide opportunity for active participation of all participants and to require them to understand various stakeholders. By having to take on various …