Educational Policies and Schooling Practices for Urban Refugees

This global mixed-methods study examined the gap between policy and practice when it comes to ensuring access of displaced children to educational and support services in urban settings. The report recommended that refugee students be fully integrated and included in national schools, and that civil organizations supported non-formal education programs to address the distinct needs of refugee students not met by government schools.

Research Briefs

Mendenhall, M., Russell, S.G., & Buckner, E. (2018). The right to education for urban refugees and the national security conundrum: A closer look at the Kenyan context (research brief). NORRAG Special Issue: The Right to Education Movements and Policies, 01. 

Articles

Mendenhall, M., Falk, D. & Bjorklund, P. (In press). Urban refugees’ educational access in Kenya: Policy contradictions and implementation gaps amidst national insecurity and rising xenophobia. Comparative Education Review

Russell, S. G., Buckner, E., & Horsch Carsley, S. (2020). The diffusion of global discourses: the case of educating refugees. British Journal of Sociology of Education, 41(7), 992–1012. https://doi.org/10.1080/01425692.2020.1799752

Podcasts

Mendenhall, M., Russell, S.G., & Buckner, E. (2016, September 1). Urban refugees and education [Audio podcast] In FreshEd.

Reports

Mendenhall, M., Russell, S.G., & Buckner, E. (2017). Urban refugee education: Strengthening policies and practices for access, quality and inclusion (policy report). Teachers College, Columbia University.

Mendenhall, M., Russell, S.G., & Buckner, E. (2017). Urban refugee education: Guidelines and practical strategies for strengthening support to improve educational quality for all (programmatic guidance report). Teachers College, Columbia University.

Mendenhall, M., Russell, S.G., & Buckner, E. (2017). Urban refugee education: Priorities for policies and programs (advocacy brief). Teachers College, Columbia University.

Infographics

Urban Refugee Education: Overcoming Barriers for Access, Quality and Inclusion

Videos

Urban Refugee Education