Streitwieser B.

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Educational pathways for refugee students: Comparing higher education interventions for refugees in Germany and Lebanon
The aim of this study was to understand how refugees go from acquiring education in the form of non-formal educational training to transitioning into formal higher education in accredited, degree granting institutions. Among all refugees on the globe today, only 3% will manage this pathway and successfully go on to tertiary level studies. That is a shameful fact when considering…
2020
Streitwieser B. Brück L. Jeong J. Duffy Jaeger K. Addam El-Ghali H Roche J.
English Resilience & adaptation Tertiary education Intervention Non-formal education Germany
Access for Refugees Into Higher Education: A Review of Interventions in North America and Europe
This paper examines current interventions to reduce barriers to access into higher education for refugees in North America and Europe. We analyze a diversity of interventions sponsored by host governments, higher education institutions, foundations, nongovernmental organizations, and individuals. These interventions differ in size, delivery method, focus, and extent of support, and range from a single language course or limited online…
2019
Streitwieser B. Loo B. Ohorodnik M. Jeong J.
Integration & assimilation English Policy & law Access & participation Tertiary education Intervention Review Digital education
The potential and reality of new refugees entering german higher education: The case of Berlin institutions
By the close of 2015, roughly 890,000 new refugees had arrived in Germany, more than half fleeing the ongoing Syrian Civil War. While Germany had been accustomed to heavy migration streams since the end of the Second World War, the speed of the refugee influx was unexpected. Federal, state, and municipal governments and German civil society, including educational institutions, were…
2017
Streitwieser B. Brueck L. Moody R. Taylor M.
English Camp setting Formal education Tertiary education Germany
Competing motivations in Germany’s higher education response to the “refugee crisis”
In 2015-16 Germany was confronted with over 1 million new refugees, which challenged public and private institutions alike and increasingly divided public sentiments. This article investigates the cultural, political, and economic dynamics as they were in Germany in 2015-16 and in particular how its higher education sector responded. The discussion covers a comprehensive review of media debates, public and private…
2018
Streitwieser B. Brück L.
English Formal education Tertiary education Review Germany Case study