`Emergency Education': The Missing Dimension in Education Policy |
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Authors: | Vijaya Sherry Chand Samir Joshi Ramji Dabhi |
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Institution: | (1) Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, Ahmedabad, 380 015, India |
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Abstract: | Large numbers of children regularly experience educational disruption because of natural disasters. Donor and rehabilitation
agencies, using an ‘emergency education’ framework, have usually addressed the immediate needs of such children and longer-term
educational reconstruction. However, the imperative of continuous educational access to all children, and the need for resource
and curricular policies to deal with frequent disruption, call for the inclusion of an emergency education dimension in traditional
educational policy. This article outlines the features of such a dimension by drawing on the experiences of an earthquake
rehabilitation effort in India (2001-02). Policies that target an improved post-crisis educational system create an opportunity
to redress past disadvantages. Helping local educational institutions build capacities in curriculum development and continuing
education of emergency personnel is crucial. Some new features highlighted include tracking local demographic shifts with
the help of local leaders and the use of innovative teachers to handle children’s immediate recreational needs.
This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. |
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Keywords: | emergency education natural disasters educational reconstruction rehabilitation |
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