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 d...
Apr 19, 2021•30 min•Season 6Ep. 4
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 pushe...
Apr 19, 2021•33 min•Season 6Ep. 3
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 Journa...
Apr 19, 2021•21 min•Season 6Ep. 2
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 eme...
Apr 19, 2021•26 min•Season 6Ep. 1
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 f...
Apr 02, 2021•3 min
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 ...
Dec 02, 2020•23 min
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 o...
Nov 16, 2020•24 min•Season 5Ep. 5
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...
Nov 16, 2020•30 min•Season 5Ep. 4
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 Ro...
Nov 16, 2020•28 min•Season 5Ep. 3
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 ...
Nov 16, 2020•29 min•Season 5Ep. 2
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 ...
Nov 16, 2020•29 min•Season 5Ep. 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. 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 f...
Nov 01, 2020•3 min
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, ...
Aug 06, 2020•27 min
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 preve...
Mar 09, 2020•30 min•Season 4Ep. 6
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 an...
Mar 09, 2020•32 min•Season 4Ep. 5
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...
Mar 09, 2020•31 min•Season 4Ep. 4
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...
Mar 09, 2020•29 min•Season 4Ep. 3
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' a...
Mar 09, 2020•34 min•Season 4Ep. 2
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 polic...
Mar 08, 2020•28 min•Season 4Ep. 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 mos...
Mar 03, 2020•2 min
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...
Jul 22, 2019•25 min•Season 3Ep. 6
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 contribu...
Jul 21, 2019•23 min•Season 3Ep. 5
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 ...
Jul 21, 2019•26 min•Season 3Ep. 4
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...
Jul 21, 2019•22 min•Season 3Ep. 3
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 provisio...
Jul 20, 2019•22 min•Season 3Ep. 2
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 t...
Jul 19, 2019•21 min•Season 3Ep. 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 mos...
Jul 08, 2019•4 min
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 S...
May 10, 2018•26 min•Season 2Ep. 3
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 Elmesk...
May 10, 2018•27 min•Season 2Ep. 2
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 Framework...
May 09, 2018•37 min•Season 2Ep. 1
