Curriculum choices in Refugee settings (UNHCR)
In refugee contexts, choice of curriculum for refugee learners is one of the most controversial and difficult issues to resolve. Critical decisions with long-term implications for refugee children and communities, and for programme design and cost,(UNHCR).
Curriculum in this document refers to the course of study endorsed, used and examined by the Ministry of Education (MoE) in a national education system. According to UNESCO, ‘curriculum’ is a description of what, why and how students should learn...The curriculum defines education content, sequencing, and characteristics of learning experiences, including methods and resources for teaching and learning, as well as assessment and examination.1 Curriculum in many countries is available in a number of different languages of instruction and is intended to be flexible and responsive to regional linguistic, cultural and geographical diversity.
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