Description:
Executive Summary:
"This assessment set out to
1 map the learning landscape in the seven refugee camps served
by ZOA, showing points of learning, and if and how they are
connected and/or integrated;
2 identify learning needs and interests of the camp communities,
including but not exclusively literacy, foreign language learning and
resettlement needs;
3 understand the barriers that learners face in gaining access to
learning....
Fieldwork was conducted in the seven camps served by ZOA. The sample
of respondents was selected using both random and snowball sampling.
The provision of adult learning activities:
The bulk of learning activities available are languages (English and Thai),
technical skills training (agriculture automechanics, sewing), professional
development and community issues. There is some provision for literacy,
numeracy, and basic and continuing education for adults but that is
patchy...
Learning needs and interests:
Refugees in the camps need literacy, numeracy, workplace skills and
general education to upgrade their basic skills and to enable them to grasp
and master technical and craft skills, English for resettlement and Thai for
possible integration. The majority of respondents were interested in
learning English, Thai, computing, agriculture and sewing...
Barriers to learning:
The most common barriers to learning were misconceptions about the
content, form and relevance of learning programmes, the scheduling of the
programmes and the lack of widely available course information...
Recommendations:
It is recommended that ZOA:
A uses current provision more efficiently and effectively;
B adds literacy, numeracy and workplace skills to current provision;
C expands basic and general education provision for adults and
young people.
Source/publisher:
ZOA Refugee Care
Date of Publication:
2007-11-00
Date of entry:
2008-03-27
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- Individual Documents
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Language:
English
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