Buchmüller T.

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Implementation and quality of an early childhood education program for newly arrived refugee children in Germany: an observational study
Early childhood education [ECE] can foster the social-emotional adjustment and development of young refugee children. Still, the large numbers of newly arriving refugee families challenge the ECE capacities of host countries. In Germany, state authorities have subsidized flexible ECE programs for refugee children in response to this situation. The goal of this study was to examine the implementation and quality…
2023
Busch J. Buchmüller T. Leyendecker B.
Early childhood education Housing & accommodation Caregivers English Policy & law Resilience & adaptation Assessment Language education Maths education Germany Observation Primary education
Refugee Children’s Early Development during Attendance of Specialized Preschool Programs and Transition into First Grade in Germany
Research Findings: We assessed socio-emotional behavior, nonverbal reasoning, German receptive language, and motor skills of refugee children attending early childhood development [ECD] programs and of those who did not (N = 207, mean age = 69.4 months). Young refugee children overall demonstrated lower levels of development and more socio-emotional behavior problems. Attendance of preschool-based ECD programs was inconsistently linked to…
2022
Busch J. Buchmüller T. Leyendecker B. Ialuna F. Cabrera N
English Policy & law Germany Early childhood education Socio-emotional learning & development
Mental Health Needs of Refugee Children in Specialized Early Education and Care Programs in Germany
Refugee children are at risk to develop mental health problems, which have rarely been investigated in educational contexts. We conducted three studies in childcare programs for refugees in Germany. Children’s behavior was assessed by educators on site (n = 84) and online (n = 50) using a two-stage-cluster sampling and on site (n = 107) using complete samples. In Study…
2020
Busch J. Lembcke H. Buchmüller T. Leyendecker B. Ialuna F.
Teachers & educational staff Gender English Germany Early childhood education
Challenges and solutions perceived by educators in an early childcare program for refugee children
Immigration to Germany peaked in 2016. More than 105,000 refugees below the age of 7 years arrived within 12 months. Since then, Germany and other host nations have been in need of strategies to cover the emerging demand for childcare services. The German federal state North-Rhine Westphalia has funded a specialized early childhood education and care (ECEC) program for recently…
2018
Busch J. Bihler L.-M. Lembcke H. Buchmüller T. Diers K. Leyendecker B.
Interview Caregivers Teachers & educational staff English Resilience & adaptation Mental health & psychosocial well-being Germany Surveys & questionnaire Early childhood education Thematic content analysis