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05 SES 13 B, Urban Education and Children and Youth at Risk
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* Proposal Information
Young people in low qualifying education streams within Germanys highly separating school system are multiply disadvantaged: students with migration backgrounds and lower socioeconomic status are overrepresented in these education formats, access to higher education is severely limited and the education certificates the young people are able to obtain in these institutions are often not sufficient to enable them successful entry into jobs and vocational training. These imbalances have been stated in a number of international comparative studies, from the OECD to the UN (cf. Liebig 2007, UN 2007, Bertram 2006).
School social work is frequently implemented in these education streams, aiming at minimizing risks of exclusion and preserving inclusion opportunities, constantly taking the life environment and resources of the young people into account (Spies/Pötter 2011).
An important aspect is to determine, how school social work reaches its target group and under which conditions, children and young adults accept this support. Here, collective as well as individual orientations of young people are of relevance.
In this paper I will present results from group discussions with students (7th class), where the experiences of them and their influence in shaping collective attitudes were assessed.
Results of this research can be utilized to adjust concepts of school social work to clearer reflect the requirements and needs of the students.
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References
* References Bertram, Hans (2006): Zur Lage der Kinder in Deutschland: Politik für Kinder als Zukunftsgestaltung. Innocenti Working Paper No. 2006-02. UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre: Florence. Liebig, Thomas (2007): The labour market integration of immigrants in Germany. OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers, No. 47. verfügbar unter: http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/28/5/38163889.pdf (letzter Zugriff 12.8.2010) Loos, Peter/Schäffer, Burkhard (Hrsg.) (2001): Das Gruppendiskussionsverfahren – Theoretische Grundlagen und empirische Anwendung. Leske + Budrich Verlag: Opladen. Spies, Anke/Pötter, Nicole 2011: Soziale Arbeit an Schulen – Einführung in die Schulsozialarbeit. VS: Wiesbaden. United Nations (2007): Implementation of General Assembly Resolution 60/251 of 15 March 2006 entitled “Human Rights Council”. Report of the Special Rapporteur on the right to education, Vernor Muñoz. Mission to Germany.
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