Current Research at ISERP
Protecting Children from War and the Prospects for the Future: Educating in the Context of Crisis and Transition
by Dana Burde (Saltzman Institute for War and Peace Studies) and Leigh Linden (Economics)
This study explores and assesses a humanitarian education program implemented by Catholic Relief Services (CRS) in Afghanistan beginning in February 2007. Taking advantage of an unusual opportunity to implement a rigorous research design in an early reconstruction context, researchers at Columbia University have formed a partnership with CRS to implement random assignment of schools and program interventions to eligible villages. The study investigates whether community-based education programs can shape the activities of children, teachers, and community members in targeted communities.
Funded by National Science Foundation »
