Examining the effects of educational assistance to refugees and host communities through national education system in developing countries: The case of Northern Uganda

2021 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20K22223
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: :Education and related fields
• Research Institution: Kobe University (2021); Waseda University (2020)
• Principal Investigator: Sakaue Katsuki 神戸大学, 国際協力研究科, 助教 (80779299)
• Project Period (FY): 2020-09-11 – 2022-03-31
• Keywords: 教育政策 / 教育評価 / 難民への教育 / 難民受入地域 / 社会的包摂 / 南スーダン難民 / ウガンダ

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Education generally used to be provided for refugees through parallel education systems, separate from the host country natives. However, given the protracted nature of displacement, this approach is being viewed as impractical. Including refugees in the national education system has been mainstreamed in many developing countries. The paper examines the effects of this approach, which, in theory, can simultaneously improve the quality of education for both refugees and the host communities. The study uses learning assessment data collected in West Nile, Uganda. The results show that refugee pupils attending local schools do not perform differently in English but score lower in math than those in donor-aided schools, while native pupils attending local schools with higher refugee concentrations score lower in both English and math. Overall, the evidence from Uganda, which is known as a showcase country in implementing this scheme, unveils both potential and challenges.

Free Research Field

教育経済学、国際教育開発論、比較国際教育学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究の成果は、公教育を通じた難民・受入地域への教育支援効果を、世界に先駆けて大規模なデータを用いて検証した点で学術的意義がある。ウガンダが南スーダン難民に対して行ってきた教育支援は、途上国によるモデルケースとして国際社会で捉えられてきた。本研究は、ウガンダの取り組みの限界と可能性を示すエビデンスを提供することで、途上国政府や途上国を支援する援助機関が、ますます需要が高まる難民・受入地域への教育支援を行う際の計画立案に役立つことで社会的意義がある。