Alphabets are not enough ! education at refugees camps : wasted rights and needed solutions

Abstract EN

Children and women are undoubtedly the most exposed to migration and forced displacement from con flict zones to refugee camps.

And the unfortunate reality shows that these camps witness the birth of more than a generation on their territory.

With regards to education, these generations have rights that must be guaranteed by the international commu- nity.

Although the relevant international conventions pro- vide for this right to be guaranteed, but these texts need to be viewed and improved consistently with the technologi- cal shifts that the world is witnessing.

Some studies and experiments show that educating chil- dren at the refugee camps is not an easy process, and entails extraordinary, sincere, and charitable efforts and innovative plans.

It is not possible to complete the educational process if it was limited to the cognitive aspects without the affective ones, and did not consider the indispensable psychological and social rehabilitation along with knowledge acquisition.

The question of this research is: How an integrated edu- cational program can be developed to contribute to good teaching for refugee children around the world? By taking advantage of the Con flicted Rules Theory, we are going to suggest a theoretical concept of a four-dimen- sional educational program; aiming at restoring the psycho- logical, physical, and social health for the child and teach- ing him/her an appropriate amount of diverse knowledge; under a unique supervision that enhances great human val- ues, and preserves the religious identity of the child withoutfanaticism by improving his/her ability to balanced think- ing in a school environment dominated by group learning strategies.