Curriculum, Accreditation, and Certification for Syrian Children

This study presents selected education programmes available for Syrian children in Syria, Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, and Egypt, including curricula used and the certification and accreditation of education programmes in public schools and in non-formal programmes. The report also communicates current views and debates on the learning programmes available for Syrian children. In addition to a review of published and unpublished literature in English, Arabic and Turkish, the research teams conducted field investigation in the six countries using semi-structured interviews and focus group discussions with a range of stakeholders, including policy-makers, education practitioners, government officials, senior staff in United Nations agencies and other international organizations, staff of local and international NGOs, teachers, school principals, children and parents.