Beyond Borders: Unraveling Educational Challenges for Karen Refugees along the Thailand-Myanmar Border and Crafting Collaborative Policies For Peacebuilding

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  • May 1, 2024
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  • Patel, Divya
    • College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Global Studies
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  • This honors thesis evaluates critical challenges facing Karen refugee camp education in Thailand along the Thailand/Myanmar border and recommends a comprehensive set of alternatives for improvement through policy analysis. The historical background section explores the cultural, social, and economic activities of the Karen people, past and present relations between the states of Thailand and Myanmar, and the current circumstances of the Karen people in a refugee context. The literature review analyzes the broader concepts dominating refugee education both in Thailand’s Karen camps and around the world, namely patron-client theory, post-development paradigms, and the two faces of education. In contrast, the problem definition section details the barriers and challenges to Karen education such as regulatory and legal barriers, resource allocation and administration, and curriculum and pedagogical issues on the implementation level. The policy alternative section seeks to provide solutions to these issues that embody the principles of inclusivity, tolerance, and community empowerment; this section provides several key recommendations to address many of these barriers through regulatory policy reforms, sustainable resource and funding mobilization, educator professional development, advancement, and expansion, and inclusive curriculum development. Each alternative is evaluated through its background, goals and objectives, analysis of stakeholders, implementation measures, evaluation and risk, and logic modeling. To summarize, this thesis offers a comprehensive roadmap for enhancing the quality of education within Karen refugee camp education in Thailand. It emphasizes collaboration among stakeholders and thorough implementation strategies to strengthen community ties and further empowerment.
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  • Weiler, Jonathan
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  • Bachelor of Arts
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  • 2024
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  • English

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