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On this episode of Behind the Pages, Jonathan Seiden unpacks the cascading effects adverse experiences, such as living through an environmental disaster, can have on young and offers lessons from implementing early childhood development (ECD) programming through community health volunteers and ECD centers. In their research article, “Effects of Two Early Childhood Interventions on the Developmental Outcomes of Children in Post-Earthquake Nepal,” Seiden and his co-authors Valeria Kunz, Sara Dang, Matrika Sharma, and Sagar Gyawali explore results from two programs designed by Save the Children to improve children’s developmental outcomes and parental engagement in the wake of the 2015 earthquake in Nepal’s Sindhupalchowk district. Behind the Pages is the podcast of the Journal on Education in Emergencies (JEiE). This season of Behind the Pages features timely and dynamic conversations with authors from the JEiE Special Issue on Early Childhood Development in Emergencies. For more information about JEiE, and to read all JEiE issues free of charge, visit inee.org/journal.

On this episode of Behind the Pages, Julie Drolet highlights how inadequate attention and funding for ECD infrastructure and resources posed compounding challenges for parents, caregivers, and ECD service providers as they attempted to re-enter Fort McMurray, Alberta, and begin rebuilding their lives and community after one of Canada’s most devastating wildfires. In their research article, “Early Childhood Development in the Aftermath of the 2016 Wildfires in Alberta, Canada,” Drolet and her co-authors Caroline McDonald-Harker, Nasreen Lalani, Sarah McGreer, Matthew R. G. Brown, and Peter H. Silverstone argue that prioritizing ECD in disaster preparedness planning may support communities to recover faster, build back stronger, and mitigate risks to children’s timely development due to disruptions like environmental disasters. Behind the Pages is the podcast of the Journal on Education in Emergencies (JEiE). This season of Behind the Pages features timely and dynamic conversations with authors from the JEiE Special Issue on Early Childhood Development in Emergencies. For more information about JEiE, and to read all JEiE issues free of charge, visit inee.org/journal.

On this episode of Behind the Pages, Katelin Swing Wilton and Ayat Al Aqra discuss how International Rescue Committee drew from local caregivers’ feedback and priorities, leveraged technology like WhatsApp, and coordinated ECD service delivery with child protection and community health messaging to innovate on the Jamaican Home Visiting Program for the Middle East context. In their field note, “Home Visiting in the Middle East: Reflections on the Implementation of Reach Up and Learn,” Swing Wilton, Al Aqra, and their co-authors Aimée Vachon, Katie Maeve Murphy, Abdullah Ensour, Iman Ibrahim, Anas Tahhan, Kayla Hoyer, and Christine Powell outline the successes and challenges IRC’s experience adapting a play-based home-visitation ECD intervention for refugees and internally displaced persons in Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria. Behind the Pages is the podcast of the Journal on Education in Emergencies (JEiE). This season of Behind the Pages features timely and dynamic conversations with authors from the JEiE Special Issue on Early Childhood Development in Emergencies. For more information about JEiE, and to read all JEiE issues free of charge, visit inee.org/journal.

On this episode of Behind the Pages, Fabiola Lara reveals how Save the Children created a platform to empower men in three communities affected by gang violence in El Salvador to be more involved in the critical early years of their children or grandchildren’s lives. In her field note, “Building Resilience and Mitigating the Impact of Toxic Stress in Young Children: A Model for Transforming Parenting and Male Caregiving in El Salvador,” Lara argues that ECD programming attuned to the wellbeing of caregivers, as well as that of children, can be a protective factor for children’s healthy and timely development. Behind the Pages is the podcast of the Journal on Education in Emergencies (JEiE). This season of Behind the Pages features timely and dynamic conversations with authors from the JEiE Special Issue on Early Childhood Development in Emergencies. For more information about JEiE, and to read all JEiE issues free of charge, visit inee.org/journal.

On this episode of Behind the Pages, Samier Mansur reflects on the experiences that motivated him to create a capacity-building video training platform for frontline aid workers, ECD professionals, educators, and caregivers working to support young children in Cox’s Bazaar. In his field note, “Accessible Strategies to Support Children’s Mental Health and Wellbeing in Emergencies: Experience from the Rohingya Refugee Camp,” Mansur outlines successes and challenges from the pilot of the No Limit Generation platform, which has the potential to address persistent gaps in ECD expertise which are common in refugee camps given high turnover and training resource constraints in these contexts. Behind the Pages is the podcast of the Journal on Education in Emergencies (JEiE). This season of Behind the Pages features timely and dynamic conversations with authors from the JEiE Special Issue on Early Childhood Development in Emergencies. For more information about JEiE, and to read all JEiE issues free of charge, visit inee.org/journal.

On this episode of Behind the Pages, Jahanara Ahmad and Sarwat Sarah Sarwar articulate how child-friendly spaces that reflect Rohingya design motifs and architecture and early learning curricula that integrate familiar Rohingya games and traditional songs and chants can provide a sense of safety and normalcy that supports psychosocial wellbeing. In their field note, “BRAC Humanitarian Play Lab Model: Promoting Healing, Learning and Development for Displaced Rohingya Children,” Erum Mariam, Jahanara Ahmad, and Sarwat Sarah Sarwar argue that community participation in the development of ECD centers can invoke a sense of belonging and cultural pride that can elevate the vital role of play to support developmental outcomes. Behind the Pages is the podcast of the Journal on Education in Emergencies (JEiE). This season of Behind the Pages features timely and dynamic conversations with authors from the JEiE Special Issue on Early Childhood Development in Emergencies. For more information about JEiE, and to read all JEiE issues free of charge, visit inee.org/journal.

On this episode of Behind the Pages, Kim Foulds reveals how being with Rohingya parents in Cox’s Bazaar and talking with them about their perspectives on the value of play, their own childhood games, and what they wanted to see in educational media for their children was a formative experience for the Sesame Workshop team working to develop new programming for Rohingya refugees. In their field note, “Implementing a Humanitarian Needs Assessment Framework for Early Childhood Development: Informing Intervention Design for Displaced Rohingya Communities in Bangladesh,” Foulds and her co-authors Naureen Khan, Sneha Subramanian, and Ashraful Haque argue that designing interventions to align with the priorities of the communities they serve, and deep understanding of the local context are keys to the long-term sustainability of program outcomes. Behind the Pages is the podcast of the Journal on Education in Emergencies (JEiE). This season of Behind the Pages features timely and dynamic conversations with authors from the JEiE Special Issue on Early Childhood Development in Emergencies. For more information about JEiE, and to read all JEiE issues free of charge, visit inee.org/journal.

The Journal on Education in Emergencies (JEiE) presents an exciting new installment of its podcast, Behind the Pages. This season, we speak with authors from our Special Issue on Education and the War on Drugs about the education crisis posed by this long-running, transnational conflict. They unpack their experiences conducting research in insecure settings and engaging youth on the frontlines of this war in grassroots activism. You don't want to miss these new insights and fascinating stories from the field! The articles discussed in this series can be accessed, for free, in their entirety at: https://inee.org/collections/journal/volume-6-number-1. Behind the Pages is hosted by Nathan Thompson and produced by Gabrielle Galanek. JEiE and Behind the Pages are supported by INEE and New York University. Generous support for this season has been provided by Qatar Foundation International.

In this episode, Claudia Rodriguez discusses the economic and social conditions in Colombia’s coca-growing regions and the role of children in the cultivation of coca. In her research article, “The Effects of Aerial Spraying of Coca Crops on Child Labor, School Attendance, and Educational Lag in Colombia, 2008-2012,” Rodriguez explores the dynamics of a coca eradication policy on educational attainment. Behind the Pages, the podcast of the Journal on Education in Emergencies (JEiE), features exciting and timely conversations with JEiE authors about their work on education in regions affected by crisis and conflict.

In this episode, Theo Di Castri and Geras reflect on the inaugural year of Catalyst, an innovative drug education program that engages youth at the front lines of the war on drugs in transformative and sustainable grassroots action. In his field note, “Catalyst: Expanding Harm-Reduction Education and Youth Participation in the Context of the War on Drugs,” Di Castri explores how Catalyst’s approach to drug education generates a wider discussion of the sociopolitical harm wrought by the war on drugs and calls young people to action. Behind the Pages, the podcast of the Journal on Education in Emergencies (JEiE), features exciting and timely conversations with JEiE authors about their work on education in regions affected by crisis and conflict.

In this episode, Diana Rodríguez-Gómez and María José Bermeo outline how three decades of education research have framed the intersection of schooling and the war on drugs. In their research article “The Educational Nexus to the War on Drugs: A Systematic Review,” Rodríguez-Gómez and Bermeo argue that the literature has focused narrowly on student drug use and prevention and largely denied the multiple actors, timelines, and locations, including education institutions, that comprise the war on drugs. Behind the Pages, the podcast of the Journal on Education in Emergencies (JEiE), features exciting and timely conversations with JEiE authors about their work on education in regions affected by crisis and conflict.

In this episode, Cirenia Chavez Villegas and Elena Butti unpack the connection between educational attainment and criminal engagement for youth in two hotspots of the war on drugs. In their research article, “‘If you don’t have an education, you are no one’: Understanding the School Experiences of Youth Involved in Drug-Related Crime in Ciudad Juarez and Medellin,” Chavez Villegas and Butti suggest that these youth do not drop out of school in search of money or reputation, rather they are pushed out by a cycle of stigma, segregation, punishment, and exclusion. Behind the Pages, the podcast of the Journal on Education in Emergencies (JEiE), features exciting and timely conversations with JEiE authors about their work on education in regions affected by crisis and conflict.

In this episode, Sara Koenders examines the dynamics between police and drug organizations in Vila Cruzeiro in Rio de Janeiro and their influence on education. In her research article, “‘Pedagogy of Conversion’ in the Urban Margins: Pacification, Education, and the Struggle for Control in a Rio de Janeiro Favela,” Koenders examines how Rio’s Pacifying Police Units militarized education in the poorest communities and perpetuated violence and insecurity. Behind the Pages, the podcast of the Journal on Education in Emergencies (JEiE), features exciting and timely conversations with JEiE authors about their work on education in regions affected by crisis and conflict.

In this episode, Roozbeh Shirazi unpacks the definitions of humanitarian crisis and emergency as used in the education in emergencies field, and how the war on drugs calls these definitions into question. In his research article, “When Emergency Becomes Everyday Life: Revisiting a Central EiE Concept in the Context of the War on Drugs,” Shirazi compares two portrayals of the war on drugs in popular media to evaluate the role of language and power in framing possible humanitarian responses to emergency. Behind the Pages, the podcast of the Journal on Education in Emergencies (JEiE), features exciting and timely conversations with JEiE authors about their work on education in regions affected by crisis and conflict.

On this bonus episode of Behind the Pages, we speak with JEiE editors Sweta Shah and Ragnhild Dybdahl, who are leading the development of two special thematic issues that will be published in 2021. Sweta Shah is editing our Special Issue on Early Childhood Development in Emergencies with Joan Lombardi, and Ragnhild Dybdahl is editing our Special Issue on Psychosocial Support and Social and Emotional Learning in Emergencies with James Williams. We discuss the gaps in our current understanding of these themes, the vision for these issues, and how the COVID-19 pandemic has further highlighted the need to support the world’s most vulnerable learners. This bonus episode of Behind the Pages was generously supported by Porticus.

Behind the Pages, the podcast of the Journal on Education in Emergencies, features exciting and timely conversations with JEiE authors about their work on education in regions affected by crisis and conflict. In this episode, Jihae Cha explores the factors that contribute to refugee students’ persistence in education and suggests ways that teachers can create welcoming learning environments to foster this motivation. Her article, “Refugee Students’ Academic Motivation in Displacement: The Case of Kakuma Refugee Camp,” shows that while students living in Kenya’s Kakuma refugee camp experience significant obstacles to their academic attainment, education spaces that support their sense of belonging can contribute to their success.

Behind the Pages, the podcast of the Journal on Education in Emergencies, features exciting and timely conversations with JEiE authors about their work on education in regions affected by crisis and conflict. In this episode, Sarah Horsch Carsley and Garnett Russell discuss how political will, the availability of resources in refugee-receiving countries, and weak formal enforcement mechanisms create a gap between the spirit of the three international treaties that guarantee refugees’ legal right to education and refugees’ actual access to school. In their article “Exploring the Enforceability of Refugees’ Right to Education: A Comparative Analysis of Human Rights Treaties,” Horsch Carsley and Russell find that treaties that focus on cultural, economic, and social rights, including the right to education, are less enforceable overall than treaties that secure political and civil rights.

Behind the Pages, the podcast of the Journal on Education in Emergencies, features exciting and timely conversations with JEiE authors about their work on education in regions affected by crisis and conflict. In this episode, Tejendra Pherali explores how teachers of Syrian refugees in Lebanon reflect on ideal education spaces and practices and the role of teacher professional development in creating these imagined futures. In their article “Educators for Change: Supporting the Transformative Role of Teachers in Contexts of Mass Displacement,” Pherali and co-authors Mai Abu Moghli and Elaine Chase show that while teachers create networks of practice worldwide, professional support systems are especially important for teachers who work in under-resourced environments and strained education systems.

Behind the Pages, the podcast of the Journal on Education in Emergencies, features exciting and timely conversations with JEiE authors about their work on education in regions affected by crisis and conflict. The Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya is one of the largest and oldest refugee camps in the world, with refugees coming from at least nine nearby countries. In this episode, Benjamin Piper and Sarah Dryden-Peterson discuss the factors that influence early grade reading and suggest that focusing on education quality is important for improving literacy outcomes. In their article “Are Refugee Children Learning? Early Grade Literacy in a Refugee Camp in Kenya,” Piper, Dryden-Peterson, and co-authors Vidur Chopra, Celia Reddick, and Arbogast Oyanga show that for students in Grades 1 through 3 in Kakuma refugee camp, learning to read is related, in part, to their country of origin, mother tongue, and expectations for returning to their home country.

Behind the Pages, the podcast of the Journal on Education in Emergencies, features exciting and timely conversations with JEiE authors about their work on education in regions affected by crisis and conflict. In this episode, Zeena Zakharia highlights a trend toward private authority in education in emergencies policymaking, as corporations and their partners are increasingly part of the education landscape in Jordan, Lebanon, and Turkey. Since 2016, the Syria refugee crisis has spurred massive investment in education initiatives from the private sector, especially by corporations and their philanthropic arms. In their article “The Emerging Role of Corporate Actors as Policymakers in Education in Emergencies: Evidence from the Syria Refugee Crisis,” Zakharia and co-author Francine Menashy show that while corporate involvement has brought an influx in attention and resources to refugee learners, corporate influence has filtered up to the policy level as well.