Open AccessLEARNING IN/DEPENDENTLY IN REFUGEE CAMPS: COMMUNITY-BASED PERSPECTIVES ON TEACHING, LEARNING, AND TECHNOLOGY
Author(s) -
Negin Dahya,
Cansu Ekmekcioglu,
Olivier Arvisais,
Laurie Décarpentrie
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
selected papers of internet research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2162-3317
DOI - 10.5210/spir.v2021i0.12158
Subject(s) - refugee , participatory action research , citizen journalism , focus group , work (physics) , sociology , pedagogy , perspective (graphical) , qualitative research , engineering , computer science , political science , social science , world wide web , mechanical engineering , artificial intelligence , anthropology , law
The focus of this project is to understand the ways in whichteaching, learning, and technology interact in/dependently in the daily lives of refugeepeople in Dzaleka Refugee Camp at home, in the community, and at school. Distinctly, we areasking questions about the role of technology in the everyday lives of refugee people inDzaleka, and specifically related to how teaching and learning relationships are enactedwith, about, and around tools that are of value to community members. This AoIR paper willbe framed around two key components of this work. The first pertains to the methods inplace, specifically, participatory qualitative research methods using remote, digital datacollection. The second area of focus is on the preliminary findings from data collectionunderway between April-July 2021, based on the socio-technical exploration of teaching andlearning with technology in Dzaleka. Our study, at present, focuses on three settings:online learning, music production and DJing, and sewing. This work sheds light on novel,in/dependent forms of teaching and learning in these areas in one refugee camp. And thiswork is needed to inform future technology initiatives in those settings from a communitybased perspective.