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High Hopes, Grim Reality
| Title: | High Hopes, Grim Reality: Reintegration and the Education of Former Child Soldiers in Sierra Leone. |
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| Name(s): |
Betancourt, Theresa, author Simmons, Stephanie, author Borisova, Ivelina, author Brewer, Stephanie Erin, author Iweala, Uzo, author de la Soudière, Marie, author |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | text | |
| Issuance: | serial | |
| Date Issued: | 2008 | |
| Physical Form: | computer | |
| Physical Form: | online resource | |
| Extent: | 1 online resource | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Abstract/Description: | The article examines the state of the educational system in Sierra Leone before and after the civil war there and its role in the reintegration of former child soldiers. The perspectives of former child soldiers, caregivers, and community members on reintegration into society through education are discussed. The article also examines access barriers experienced by former child soldiers in obtaining educational and other training opportunities and in otherwise realizing their goals. | |
| Identifier: | FSU_migr_edlp_faculty_publications-0007 (IID), 10.1086/591298 (DOI) | |
| Keywords: | child soldiers, child abuse, reintegration, education, war, psychological aspects, Sierra Leone | |
| Note: | © 2008 Comparative and International Education Society | |
| Citation: | Theresa S. Betancourt, Stephanie Simmons, Ivelina Borisova, Stephanie E. Brewer, Uzo Iweala, and Marie de la Soudière. "High Hopes, Grim Reality: Reintegration and the Education of Former Child Soldiers in Sierra Leone." Comparative Education Review 52, no. 4 (2008): 565–587. doi: 10.1086/591298. | |
| Subject(s): |
Education Education and state Public administration Public policy Policy sciences Social policy |
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| Links: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/591298 | |
| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/FSU_migr_edlp_faculty_publications-0007 | |
| Owner Institution: | FSU | |
| Is Part of Series: | Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Faculty Publications. | |
| Is Part Of: | Comparative Education Review. | |
| Issue: | 4, 52 |
