This article reviews research on history education that addresses recent or ongoing conflict since 1990. History education is recognized as a key site for constructing identity, transmitting collective memory, and shaping “imagined communities,” which makes its revision or reform a complex and important part of education in emergencies work.

This study presents results from the first experimental evaluation to test the impact of a universal school-based program on (1) the quality of school interactions (i.e., students’ perceptions of the level of support/care and predictability/ cooperation in their school and classrooms), and (2) students’ subjective well-being (i.e., peer victimization and mental health problems).

This article examines the quality of education available to refugees in Kenya, with a particular focus on instruction. By providing empirical data about instruction in a refugee education context, the article supports anecdotal accounts and strengthens agency-led evaluations.

Using the USAID-funded South Sudan Teacher Education Project (SSTEP) as a case study, this field note examines the emerging guidance on the conflict-sensitive design and implementation of teacher education policy and programming in conflict-affected environments.

Elisabeth King’s book is an excellent in-depth case study of the “two faces of education” conundrum: education, whether through content, classroom practice, structure, equity of access, or a host of other messages students can receive about the society they live in, is not an unalloyed good. It can contribute to either conflict or peace.

The Journal on Education in Emergencies (JEiE) is honored to publish its first issue.