Open AccessAcademic Persistence for Students Involved in the Accelerated Education Program in Dadaab Refugee Camp
Author(s) -
Olivier Arvisais,
Patrick Charland,
François Audet,
Yannick Skelling-Desmeules
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
refuge
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.485
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1920-7336
pISSN - 0229-5113
DOI - 10.25071/1920-7336.40737
Subject(s) - refugee , absenteeism , persistence (discontinuity) , attendance , psychology , medical education , political science , medicine , social psychology , engineering , geotechnical engineering , law
The academic community has highlighted the lack of research into accelerated education programs (AEPs) in refugee camps. Furthermore, AEPs take different forms in different countries. Generally speaking, however, several AEPs in different parts of the world are known for their low attendance rates. Accordingly, this article presents the key barriers causing absenteeism or preventing students from continuing their education within the program in Dadaab Refugee Camp. Our study shows that humanitarian action itself plays a significant role in pupil academic persistence. Also, flexible schedules are not a solution to absenteeism in AEP.