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The role of recent refugees’ educational selectivity in their children’s educational decisions in Germany
This paper uses the example of newly arrived refugees to examine the role of recent migrants' educational selectivity in their children's educational decisions in Germany. Building on a theoretical model that understands participation in the educational system as the sum of investment decisions of rational individuals, we assume that positively selected parents are more ambitious about having their children admitted…
2023
Welker J. Will G.
Access & participation Secondary education Germany Housing & accommodation Regression analysis Interview Integration & assimilation Caregivers English
German Language Acquisition of Refugee Children—The Role of Preschools and Language Instruction
Mastering the language of the destination country is key to immigrant and refugee children's educational success. Refugee children typically face the challenge of starting or continuing their educational carrier in a completely new context and in a completely new language. In this study, we examine the role of preschool attendance and formal language instruction in supporting young refugee children to…
2022
Will G. Seuring J.
Early childhood education Housing & accommodation English Mental health & psychosocial well-being Language education Germany
Educational Policies Matter: How Schooling Strategies Influence Refugee Adolescents’ School Participation in Lower Secondary Education in Germany
This article investigates the educational participation of refugee adolescents in Germany as a main European destination country of refugee migration. Opportunities and restrictions for school participation vary not only across countries–, but in the case of the Federal Republic of Germany, also within countries. The influence of different regional educational policies on refugees' educational participation and the extent to which…
2022
Will G. Becker R. Winkler O.
Policy & law Access & participation Equity & equality Secondary education Germany Correlational analysis Interview Integration & assimilation Caregivers English
Integration of Recently Arrived Underage Refugees: Research Potential of the Study ReGES – Refugees in the German Educational System
With the strong immigration of refugees at the end of the last decade, many minors came to Germany. Their integration into the German educational system will be one of the central tasks of German society and is important for the medium- and long-term integration of incoming young refugees in various areas of society. Data from the ReGES panel study enable…
2021
Homuth C. Will G. von Maurice J. Roßbach H.-G.
English Secondary education Germany Early childhood education Cognitive learning & development Vocational & technical education Adult education & training Interview Integration & assimilation Caregivers Teachers & educational staff
The impact of legal status on different schooling aspects of adolescents in Germany
During the so-called refugee crisis of 2015, approximately 300,000 underage asylum seekers came to Germany. We examine whether their legal status and their subjective perception of their status are equally important for their educational integration. On the basis of rational choice theory, we hypothesize that refugees’ legal status should affect their educational outcomes. Our study finds no differences among students…
2020
Homuth C. Welker J. Will G. von Maurice J.
Equity & equality Human rights Germany Integration & assimilation Teachers & educational staff English Policy & law