EDUCATION IN GERMANY S MELTING POT: PERSPECTIVES ON HETEROGENEITY

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1 EDUCATION IN GERMANY S MELTING POT: PERSPECTIVES ON HETEROGENEITY

2 WORLD CHAMPION OF INTEGRATION: THE RUHR-AREA

3 THE RUHR-AREA: HISTORY Mining since 500 years Labour shortage 1870s: immigration of Polish speaking immigrants 1955: Labour recruitment from Spain, Italy and Greece : Labour recruitment from Turkey

4 THE RUHR-AREA: INTEGRATION THE 1960S AND 1970S Active integration policy Avoidance of ghettoization Solidarity between miners Integration for miners families: language courses, cooking & swimming classes, school homework

5 THE RUHR-AREA TODAY Biggest metropolitan area in the EU 5 Million inhabitants 53 cities Structural change

6 THE RUHR-AREA AS GERMANY S MELTING POT

7 THE RUHR-AREA AS GERMANY S MELTING POT people with a migrant background 200 nations 100 religious communities

8 THE RUHR-AREA: CHALLENGES Share of highly qualified employees is below federal average Declining development of work Disproportionally high unemployment rate Municipalities without financial opportunities Aim: increase of the educational level from kindergarten to university

9 TEACHING IN THE RUHR-AREA THE IMPACT OF MIGRATION ON SECONDARY SCHOOLS

10 SCHOOLS IN NRW: STATISTICS 2.5 Million students students with a migrant background: 34.8% students with a migrant background in grammar schools (Gymnasium): 27.9% students with a migrant background in comprehensive schools (Gesamtschule): 40.69%

11 THE IMPACT OF MIGRATION ON SECONDARY SCHOOLS Not all children go to kindergarten - language difficulties from primary schools to secondary schools Lack of parents commitment Clash of cultures and religions Lower educational level, but the same A-level exams High heterogeneity: languages, interests, performance

12 INTEGRATION OF MIGRANT CHILDREN INTO THE GERMAN SCHOOL SYSTEM THE ROLE OF LANGUAGE AND CULTURE

13 THE ROLE OF LANGUAGE Language as a requirement for a successful school performance Diagnostics & language support German as the common language at school Language sensitive lessons

14 THE ROLE OF CULTURE Learning & understanding Intercultural competence Acceptance & tolerance Religious festivities & traditions

15 CHALLENGES FOLLOWING THE REFUGEE CRISIS

16 CHALLENGES FOLLOWING THE REFUGEE CRISIS 2015: refugees 2017: Essen: total of refugees: 16.6% from Syria 10.9% from Iraq 6.2% from Nigeria 5.6% from Afghanistan

17 CHALLENGES FOLLOWING THE REFUGEE CRISIS 26% of refugees are 0-15 years old (2016) 60% come from countries with a Muslim tradition (2017) Educational level below European standards Girls are even less qualified Illiteracy

18 ENDOGENEOUS FACTORS INVOLVING REFUGEES

19 EXOGENEOUS FACTORS INVOLVING REFUGEES

20 CONFLICT PATTERNS INVOLVING YOUNG REFUGEES Diverse society as a novelty Morality & social norms Protection of identity Conflicts between family and social reference system Conflicts between family and school Lack of success & exclusion

21 EUROPEAN SCHOOLS CERTIFICATE FOR SCHOOLS WITH EUROPEAN FOCUS

22 UNITED IN DIVERSITY Motto of the European Union

23 EUROPEAN SCHOOLS 207 in NRW, 50 in the Ruhr-Area, 12 in Essen Extensive knowledge about the European Union Focus on linguistic and intercultural competence Extended foreign language teaching International projects & European topics Evaluation

24 EUROPEAN SCHOOLS IN NRW

25 EUROPEAN SCHOOLS AND INTEGRATION Europe as a shared home Habitat Cultural area Freedom Solidarity

26 GUSTAV-HEINEMANN- GESAMTSCHULE, ESSEN 1300 students 120 teachers 60% of all students have a migrant background Located in Essen s poorest district

27 ESSEN: DIVIDED BY A HIGHWAY

28 LANGUAGE - FUNDAMENT FOR INTEGRATION Year 5: diagnostics & language courses Bilingual classes year 5-10 (biconomics & politics) Interpreters for parents Language sensitive teaching

29 CULTURE Heterogeneity as a chance for successful teaching Lions Quest: social training Music class Science class Praise & Appreciation

30 RELIGION Interreligious education Celebration of religious festivities Students can stay home for religious celebrations Dialogue with representers of religious communities Acceptance and understanding of different religions

31 MISCELLANEOUS Sports tournaments Charity Project days: Europe Day & Cultural Festival International teachers Music concerts & theater plays

32 REFUGEES refugees: 10% of all students International classes students in one class Education in German, culture, geography, democracy and even literacy campaign Individual integration into regular classes

33 SUCCESS 180 new students each year Maximum 10 students with a recommendation for grammar schools: 5% Circa 80 students are qualified for A-level exams: 44% A-level results are comparable with grammar schools that have the same background

34 FUTURE PERSPECTIVES AND DEMANDS FOR SUCCESSFUL INTEGRATION

35 ELEMENTS OF SUCCESSFUL INTEGRATION IN THE FUTURE

36 INTEGRATION IS NOT TEMPORARY - DEMANDS Team teaching vs lack of teachers Teachers with migrant background as positive examples Perspectives: right to education Mandatory kindergarten

37 ONLY THE EDUCATED ARE FREE. Epictetus