Learning in the Face of Adversity: The Unrwa Education Program for Palestine Refugees

by Andrea Diaz Varela, Harry A. Patrinos, Husein Abdul-Hamid, et al.

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) operates one of the largest nongovernmental school systems in the Middle East. Palestine refugees in UNRWA schools are achieving higher-than-average learning outcomes in spite of the adverse circumstances they live under. This study uses a mixed methods research approach to address the complexity of the research question and its exploratory nature, namely, How...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 146480706X
• ISBN13: 9781464807060
• Release Date: February 2016
• Publisher: World Bank Publications
• Length: 92 Pages
• Weight: 0.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 7.0" x 10.0"