1. Securing Education for Syrian Refugees in Jordan
- Author:
- Mona Christophersen
- Publication Date:
- 05-2015
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Abstract:
- Approximately 40 percent of school-age Syrian refugees in Jordan are not getting an education. As the Syrian war has entered its fifth year and humanitarian actors seek to bridge short-term humanitarian assistance with longer-term development goals, about 80,000 Syrian refugees in Jordan are still falling through the cracks when it comes to education. This new report assesses the state of education for Syrian refugees in Jordan. It finds that despite generous efforts by the Jordanian government, the UN, and nongovernmental organizations to provide quality education for Syrian refugees, five significant impediments remain: - economic barriers in the education system and in Syrian refugee households - legal and regulatory obstacles to school enrollment, - educational divides between Syrian and Jordanian students, - social tensions in schools, and competing priorities for refugee households.
- Topic:
- Education, Human Welfare, Humanitarian Aid, and Refugee Issues
- Political Geography:
- Syria and Jordan