Stephanie Bengtsson
Dr. Stephanie Bengtsson is a researcher, policy analyst, and educator with 20 years of experience in development, teacher education, education in crisis contexts, and equity and inclusion. Her work has focused on education as a lifesaving right and a key catalyst for sustainable development. Upon completing her doctorate in 2011, Bengtsson joined the faculty of the School of Education at the University of Newcastle, Australia, where she trained teachers, taught courses, and conducted research on a wide range of issues in comparative and international education. Since 2015, she has worked as a research scholar, program specialist, and consultant with a range of organizations and institutions such as the Institute of Development Studies, UNESCO, the Wittgenstein Centre for Demography and Global Human Capital, International Institute for Educational Planning-UNESCO, Save the Children,聽VVOB, and more.聽She is a founding partner of benedex, a Vienna-based consultancy offering services in international development and education.
Courses Taught
Theoretical Foundations 2
Select Publications
Bengtsson, S., Barakat, B., Serenje, J. & Mbewe, E. (forthcoming). Exploring the influence of the Catch-Up programme on social-emotional learning in Zambian primary schools. VVOB.
Bengtsson, S. & Lashford, S. (2025). Unlocking potential: Enhancing teacher certification pathways for refugees in East Africa. Save the Children. Available at: https://resourcecentre.savethechildren.net/pdf/Unlocking-Potential-3rd-pp.pdf
UNESCO & the UN Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict. (2025). Education for children and young people formerly associated with armed forces and armed groups 鈥� Guidance for Teachers and Educators. UNESCO. Available at: https://teachertaskforce.org/trc-professional-development/education-children-and-young-people-formerly-associated-armed-forces
Bengtsson, S. (2023). Unpacking the concept of 鈥榯eacher voice鈥� and why it matters in refugee settings. In C.J. Henderson (Ed). Refugee teachers: The heart of the global refugee response. Policy Insights #02. NORRAG. Available at: https://resources.norrag.org/resource/view/827/456
IIEP-UNESCO & Education Development Trust. (2023). Ensuring effective teacher management in refugee settings in Uganda. Policy Brief. IIEP-UNESCO; EDT. Available at: https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000388785/PDF/388785eng.pdf.multi
Bengtsson, S., Billy, C., Thibault, C., Mirembe, D., Namagembe, B., West, H. & Hinz, K. (2023). Teacher management in refugee settings: Uganda. IIEP-UNESCO; EDT. Available at: https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000387764/PDF/387764eng.pdf.multi
Billy, C., Thibault, C. & Bengtsson, S. (2023). Ensuring effective teacher management in refugee settings in the COVID-19 era: A Ugandan case study of policy and practice. Education and Conflict Review, 4, pp.63-71.
IIEP-UNESCO & EDT. (2022). Ensuring effective teacher management in refugee settings: UNRWA schools in Jordan. Policy Brief. IIEP-UNESCO; EDT. Available at: https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000384006/PDF/384006eng.pdf.multi
West, H., Hinz, K., S茅guin, T., Amenya, D., Bengtsson, S. & Cameron, L. (2022). Teacher management in refugee settings: Kenya. EDT; IIEP-UNESCO. Available at: https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000382990
IIEP-UNESCO & EDT. (2022). Ensuring effective teacher management in refugee settings: Public schools in Jordan. Policy Brief. IIEP-UNESCO; EDT. Available at: https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000381744/PDF/381744eng.pdf.multi
Bengtsson, S. (2021). But Some are More Equal than Others: Understanding the Global Education Response for Refugees and Migrants. In Fouskas, T. (ed), Immigrants, Asylum Seekers and Refugees in Times of Crises: B. An International Handbook on Migration, Asylum, Social Integration and Exclusion. Athens: European Public Law Organization (EPLO). Bengtsson, S., Fitzpatrick, R., Thibault, C. & West, H. (2021). Teacher management in refugee settings: Public schools in Jordan. IIEP-UNESCO; EDT. Available at: https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000379193
Education
- EdD, International Educational Development, Teachers College, Columbia University
- MPhil, Inclusive Education, University of Cambridge
- AB (Hons), English and American Language and Literature, Harvard College
