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2011

Social Work

Washington University in St. Louis

Education

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Disability, Vulnerability And Citizenship: To What Extent Is Education A Protective Mechanism For Children With Disabilities In Countries Affected By Conflict?, Jean-Francois Trani, Maria Kett, Parul Bakhshi, Nicola Bailey Jun 2011

Disability, Vulnerability And Citizenship: To What Extent Is Education A Protective Mechanism For Children With Disabilities In Countries Affected By Conflict?, Jean-Francois Trani, Maria Kett, Parul Bakhshi, Nicola Bailey

Brown School Faculty Publications

Humanitarian crises as a result of conflict are often characterised by failure of the social contract between the state and its citizens. For a variety of reasons, children with disabilities are often particularly vulnerable in time of humanitarian crisis. This paper draws on research undertaken by the authors in a series of countries affected by conflict, and looks at how the politics and policies of such countries, and the humanitarian and development agencies working in them, continue to exclude children with disabilities from formal and informal education structures. It will be argued that this exclusion not only impedes progress on …


Experience Corps: Pathway To New Engagement, Nancy Morrow-Howell, Stacey Mccrary, Yung Soo Lee, Amanda Mcbride Apr 2011

Experience Corps: Pathway To New Engagement, Nancy Morrow-Howell, Stacey Mccrary, Yung Soo Lee, Amanda Mcbride

Center for Social Development Research

Experience Corps: Pathway to New Engagement