Academic studies amid violent conflict: a study of the impact of ongoing conflict on a student population

Abstract

This paper explores the impact of violent conflict on undergraduate students. In order to strengthen student resilience during periods of heightened insecurity, teachers and institutions must identify the difficulties that their students may be experiencing. Based on a case study of students in Israel, this paper identifies specific difficulties that students experience during ongoing conflict. Although this study is based on students in Israel, it opens up a broader discussion of the impact of violent conflict on student populations worldwide.

Keywords:

• violent conflict
• Israel
• higher education