Barriers to Providing Basic Education among the Rohingyas Refugee Children: Insights from the Kutupalong Unregistered Camp, Cox’sbazar, Bangladesh
(2020) SIMV31 20201Graduate School
Master of Science in Development Studies
- Abstract
- The thesis sheds light on the intersectional discrimination on basic education of the Rohingya refugee children in the Kutupalong unregistered camp of Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh. The basic education for the refugee children is partly created through discriminatory means in the Rakhine state of Myanmar. It is further influenced by the limited education opportunities they are offered in the host country, Bangladesh. Employing ethnographic method, the study reveals three levels, the micro, meso, and macro, of intersectional deprivation to the provision of their education. At the micro-level, the study reveals the interrelated forms of discrimination caused by the discriminatory education opportunities while living in the Rakhine state. The... (More)
- The thesis sheds light on the intersectional discrimination on basic education of the Rohingya refugee children in the Kutupalong unregistered camp of Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh. The basic education for the refugee children is partly created through discriminatory means in the Rakhine state of Myanmar. It is further influenced by the limited education opportunities they are offered in the host country, Bangladesh. Employing ethnographic method, the study reveals three levels, the micro, meso, and macro, of intersectional deprivation to the provision of their education. At the micro-level, the study reveals the interrelated forms of discrimination caused by the discriminatory education opportunities while living in the Rakhine state. The ethnic background, gender and religious identity, age, socio-economic condition, etc. played a crucial role in the denial of basic education in both Myanmar and Bangladesh. Other challenges include the existing social norms and values among the Rohingya community which includes the absence of security, fear of rape as well as experiences of extensive discrimination and harassment in school, all of which constitute major barriers to their pursuit of education in both their country of origin and the host country. Gender discrimination within the family and society are claimed to be means of internal discrimination which impede their basic rights. In the second part of the discussion, the meso and macro levels of intersectional discrimination possess structural barriers such as policies concerning the language used in the classroom, recruiting teachers, the duration of classes, etc. The strategies used to create the curriculum and syllabus for refugee education can be found in the external level of intersectional discrimination. The structural barriers also include the refugees’ lack of participation in curriculum preparation, lack of available international funding, low access to logistic support, etc. Lastly, the lack of coordination between relevant authorities from The Government of Bangladesh and humanitarian organizations in making policies and creating the necessary conditions for their education are found to be vital factors that prevent basic education from reaching the Rohingya children. (Less)
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- author
- Rahman, Mohammad Mahbubur LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- SIMV31 20201
- year
- 2020
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- Social anthropology, Development Studies, Rohingya refugees, Basic education, Intersectional theory, Kutupalong, Bangladesh, Myanmar
- language
- English
- id
- 9026975
- date added to LUP
- 2020-09-01 10:41:31
- date last changed
- 2022-07-01 03:41:03
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abstract = {{The thesis sheds light on the intersectional discrimination on basic education of the Rohingya refugee children in the Kutupalong unregistered camp of Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh. The basic education for the refugee children is partly created through discriminatory means in the Rakhine state of Myanmar. It is further influenced by the limited education opportunities they are offered in the host country, Bangladesh. Employing ethnographic method, the study reveals three levels, the micro, meso, and macro, of intersectional deprivation to the provision of their education. At the micro-level, the study reveals the interrelated forms of discrimination caused by the discriminatory education opportunities while living in the Rakhine state. The ethnic background, gender and religious identity, age, socio-economic condition, etc. played a crucial role in the denial of basic education in both Myanmar and Bangladesh. Other challenges include the existing social norms and values among the Rohingya community which includes the absence of security, fear of rape as well as experiences of extensive discrimination and harassment in school, all of which constitute major barriers to their pursuit of education in both their country of origin and the host country. Gender discrimination within the family and society are claimed to be means of internal discrimination which impede their basic rights. In the second part of the discussion, the meso and macro levels of intersectional discrimination possess structural barriers such as policies concerning the language used in the classroom, recruiting teachers, the duration of classes, etc. The strategies used to create the curriculum and syllabus for refugee education can be found in the external level of intersectional discrimination. The structural barriers also include the refugees’ lack of participation in curriculum preparation, lack of available international funding, low access to logistic support, etc. Lastly, the lack of coordination between relevant authorities from The Government of Bangladesh and humanitarian organizations in making policies and creating the necessary conditions for their education are found to be vital factors that prevent basic education from reaching the Rohingya children.}},
author = {{Rahman, Mohammad Mahbubur}},
language = {{eng}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Barriers to Providing Basic Education among the Rohingyas Refugee Children: Insights from the Kutupalong Unregistered Camp, Cox’sbazar, Bangladesh}},
year = {{2020}},
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