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ERIC Number: EJ1409937
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 19
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ISSN: ISSN-1570-2081
EISSN: EISSN-1573-1723
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Education in Times of Restriction: An Examination of Refugee Girls' and Young Women's Access to Learning during COVID-19 School Closures in Pakistan
Katrina Barnes; Amy Ashlee; Aimee Mukankusi; Julia Pacitto; Asma Rabi; Matt Thomas; Noor Ullah; Rozina Zazai; Annette Zhao
Educational Research for Policy and Practice, v23 n1 p115-133 2024
This paper examines the extent to which refugee girls and young women were able to access learning during COVID-19 education closures in Pakistan, and the role that EdTech played in their learning access. It is based on findings from a survey with 403 Afghan refugee students, along with in-depth interviews with six young female refugees. The research shows that, while the majority of female refugee students were able to continue accessing education in some form during school closures, learning access was nevertheless limited, and a sizable minority were not engaged in any learning during this time. Teacher and institutional support was either absent or inadequate for many students, and infrastructure and devices that serve to support remote learning were not always reliable or accessible. Although male respondents were less likely than females to engage in independent study during the closures, refugee girls and young women were significantly less likely than their male counterparts to own the devices they needed for learning. The findings demonstrate how targeted investment in specific types of EdTech and teacher professional development, as well as supporting educational institutions in the establishment of remote learning opportunities, could help sustain learning during future periods of educational restriction.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Pakistan
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