A Study of the Remedial Education Policy for Germany's Immigrant Students

This study investigates the development of the remedial education policy for immigrant students in Germany's educational institutions. In order to more clearly to understand the orientation and contents of this policy, the present study will consult official research reports-including the BMBF...

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Published inJournal of Education Research (Print) no. 267; pp. 4 - 15
Main Authors Wu, Meiyao, Yang, Shen-Keng
Format Journal Article
LanguageChinese
Published Taipei Angle Publishing Co., Ltd 01.01.2016
Subjects
Education policy
Immigrant students
Multiculturalism & pluralism
Remedial education
Germany
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Summary:This study investigates the development of the remedial education policy for immigrant students in Germany's educational institutions. In order to more clearly to understand the orientation and contents of this policy, the present study will consult official research reports-including the BMBF and SVR in Germany, the EU's and OECD's reports, etc.--as well as the relevant research of German scholars. According to an analysis of relevant documents, the remedial education policy for Germany's immigrant students was influenced by the concepts of multicultural education and international education. Beginning from the 21st century, the concepts of educational justice and integration have been increasingly emphasized, and a series of related policies for promoting immigrant students' language profi ciency as well as teachers' multicultural awareness has been proposed. In addition, more employment and vocational opportunities that suit immigrant students' multicultural backgrounds and individual needs have been propo
ISSN:1680-6360
DOI:10.3966/168063602016070267001