INEE Guidance on Education in Conflict-Affected Countries: Responsive education from project to system

Education in emergencies in places affected by conflict emphasizes system development, particularly of primary education systems. This paper suggests that education in conflict-affected countries requires greater coordination and intentional connections between projects and programs than in places where educational institutions are well developed. The bridge between a standalone project and an educational system appears to be networked connections. In a departure from project-based approaches to education, educational system development through networks in conflict affected countries appears to be an emerging theme. This paper suggests a framework for reconsidering how educational systems are developed from institutional structures of semi-permanent systems toward networked forms of organizations to develop institutions over time that form a culture of being responsive to their society.