Teacher Effectiveness in Managing Emergency Situations

Background To The Study

Conflicts, disasters caused by natural hazards, and pandemics have kept a lot of children out of school and the number keeps on increasing. In cross-affected countries, school-age children are more out of school. Even in critical emergency circumstances when communities have lost everything, education remains paramount in the priority list of the families (UNESCO, 2019). Education in emergencies means providing schooling in humanitarian emergencies including conflicts or wars, natural disasters, and health-related crises, such as COVID. One in four of the world's school-age children – nearly 500 million live in countries affected by ongoing emergencies. In 2019 alone, 75 million children and youth had their education disrupted, received poor-quality education, or dropped out of school (Olaniyi, 2019). Emergencies can disrupt a child’s education for years. This means children miss out on vital learning and are deprived of a safe place to be when they are in very traumatic situations (Theirworld, 2021). These challenges necessitated education in emergencies.

Education in emergencies is life-saving that works to protect children in conflict and natural disasters, and preserve the rights of children to education. It provides a safe place for children to learn and play, protects them from further violence and exploitation such as forced labour, sexual exploitation and abuse (World Vision International, 2021). Many things happen during an emergency that necessitated quick interventions.100 million children and young people are affected by natural disasters every year. Most of them face disruption to their schooling (UNICEF, 2015). Of the 121 million children out of school globally, approximately 50% live in areas of conflict (UNESCO, 2013). The attack against schools and military use of schools has occurred in 26 countries in the past ten years as significantly impedes access to safe quality learning (GCPEA, 2015).