Intercultural Education and its Effects on Immigrant Integration: A Case Study of the Secondary System in Hamburg, Germany

ISBN-13: 9783640893249 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 128 str.

Austin, Kate

Opis

Master's Thesis from the year 2009 in the subject Pedagogy - Intercultural Pedagogy, grade: A, The University of Kansas, language: English, abstract: This thesis addresses the topic of intercultural education and immigrant integration as it relates to the secondary school system in Germany. Student and teacher surveys were conducted in Hamburg, Germany. The results showed that students have frequent contact with people from various backgrounds and that many acknowledge the importance of intercultural education. However, while some noteworthy programs have been implemented, there remains room for improvement from the federal level down to the local level.