Sunday, November 25, 2007
So, mom, remember how I had initially been thinking about doing my ISP on Iraqi refugee children recently admitted by Royal decree into the public school system? for anyone who doesn't know, these refugee children have been allowed to enter the education system here regardless of legal status, putting a further strain on Jordan's overtaxed education systems. I was interested in seeing how they adapted, and what quality of education their are receiving. However, a friend from the program was interested in a similar topic, so I let him have it, as there were plenty of other fascinating things to study. Well it turns out that was a good decision, because after a couple of weeks of constantly dealing with bureaucracy, and waiting for approval, it became clear that the Government, specifically the ministry of education, was not keen on his project, and had decided not to to let it happen. As such, he was forced to switch topics and try to get his research done in the remaining two weeks. I actually ran into similar problems, and was told by the ministry of social development that I could not speak to government employees. I have made do with simply talking to Charities (I am studying the impact of the financial war on terror on charity work in Jordan). That has largely been sufficient, and I have been able to glean the government positions from other sources. That said, it has been an interesting experience of the challenges of field research.
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