73.055 - Reaching the Marginalized: Frameworks for National and International Actions on Education in Settings of Conflict and Fragility

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

This session investigates education in settings of conflict and fragility from global and national perspectives. In particular, it addresses the nature of connections between educational enrollment and retention and conflict/fragility and state governance; the causes and manifestations of violence against education and state response to them; and the coordination, financing, and prioritization of international support to education in these settings. The overall objective of this session is to investigate and highlight, from a range of perspectives, the urgency of addressing education in settings of conflict and fragility, and to contribute to an understanding of how national and international actors can better support the educational needs of children in these challenging contexts.

Sub Unit

• SIG-International Studies

Chair

• Karen Mundy, University of Toronto - OISE

Papers

• Governance, State Fragility, and Enrollment: A Latent Variable Approach - Robin Shields, University of Bath; Julia Paulson, Bath Spa University

• Not All Education Is Created Equal: The Role of Universal Education in Strengthening Governance Globally - Sarah Dryden-Peterson, Harvard University; Elizabeth Adelman, Harvard Graduate School of Education; Vidur Chopra, Harvard Graduate School of Education; Bethany Mulimbi

• Violence Against Education: Exploring the Prevalence of This Tactic, Why Insurgents Use It, and How Governments Respond - Dana Burde, New York University; Amy Kapit, New York University

• The Global Partnership for Education's Evolving Support to Conflict-Affected and Fragile States - Francine Menashy, University of Massachusetts - Boston; Sarah Dryden-Peterson, Harvard University

Discussant

• Karen Mundy, University of Toronto - OISE