The Potential of Accelerated Learning Programmes (ALPs) for Conflict-Ridden Countries and Regions: Lessons Learned from an Experience in Iraq

Autor/inn/en	Bilagher, Moritz; Kaushik, Amit
Titel	The Potential of Accelerated Learning Programmes (ALPs) for Conflict-Ridden Countries and Regions: Lessons Learned from an Experience in Iraq
Quelle	In: International Review of Education, 66 (2020) 1, S.93-113 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Bilagher, Moritz)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0020-8566
DOI	10.1007/s11159-020-09826-1
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Acceleration (Education); Conflict; War; Disadvantaged Youth; Program Evaluation; Outcomes of Education; Student Attitudes; International Organizations; Federal Government; Partnerships in Education; Iraq + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Acceleration; Beschleunigung; Konflikt; Krieg; Benachteiligter Jugendlicher; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Schülerverhalten; International organisation; International organisations; International organization; Internationale Organisation; Bundesregierung; Hochschulpartnerschaft; Irak
Abstract	Accelerated learning programmes (ALPs) provide a fast-track second-chance opportunity to complete formal education, enabling disadvantaged children and youth to catch up with their peers. In 2005, after a preliminary pilot phase, the Government of Iraq, in partnership with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) implemented an ALP initially in 10 of Iraq's 18 governorates with the intention of providing an estimated 50,000 out-of-school, often traumatised and disenfranchised children aged 12-18 years with an opportunity to complete the six-year primary cycle in three years. This experience generated some insights which may still be of practical use today in other conflict-ridden countries and regions. In order to highlight how the lessons learned just over 10 years ago are relevant to similar situations elsewhere today, this article discusses the findings of an independent evaluation of the programme in 2008. The available evaluation data imply that this ALP addressed a significant need and was appreciated by the target group, with 75 % of learners stating that they liked the ALP very much. Around 90 % of ALP graduates continued either in secondary education, or studying in other programmes, joined an apprenticeship scheme or found employment. Both survey and interview data suggest that this ALP did more than create educational opportunities for young persons; it also helped young people obtain a confident perspective for their own future. Consequently, this made them less vulnerable to participation in subversive activities (such as, for example, being recruited into militias). This is a lesson not just relevant to Iraq at the time, but to a wide range of unstable contexts across the world. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01