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Whose Story is History? History Education and Minority Students
Imagine a history class in a Danish gymnasium. To fulfill his mandate to teach human rights, the teacher has decided to give a lesson on the Armenian genocide. The majority of his classroom takes notes on figures and dates, but one student sits silently, struggling with himself. His Turkish family, and the media he grew up with, have told him that the event was not a genocide. Now, his… Read More
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Segregation in Dutch Primary Schools
Better Learning Performances in an Unmixed Class (De Telegraaf, June 18, 2010) Performance Worse in Mixed Schools; Separation of Natives and Ethnic Minorities Work Better (Trouw, June 18, 2010) Islam Lowers Results in Schools (Het Parool, June 18, 2010) Preferably a Homogenous Classroom (NRC-Next, June 18, 2010) These are hardly conclusions that would be considered… Read More
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Remembering the 1961 Algerian Massacre as a key element for the recognition and inclusion of post-colonial minorities in France
Problem Statement We are rich in our diversity, a recognized diversity that constitutes a fundamental part of our identity. - French President J. Chirac (2005) Such declarative commitments to diversity, made by the most senior officials of the French Republic, underscore that French society remains firmly attached to its self-perception as a great nation of brotherhood and equality.… Read More
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The Right to be Seen and Heard: Case Analyses at the Academy
Close your eyes, put your hands over your ears until all sounds vanish, and imagine this is your life. Imagine this is the way you perceive the world while sitting in a university lecture hall. No voices. No clear images. And still an exam at the end of the term. How would you survive in a foggy jungle where you are without words; in an environment relying on visuals and signless language as the… Read More
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The Unlucky Ones
Is there a minority in the Netherlands that is more disadvantaged and ignored than the Roma and Sinti people? Known previously as “gypsies,” the two groups have separate ethnic origins but face similar challenges of discrimination and under-recognition. Despite their marginalized positions in society, they are not officially recognized by the Dutch government as minorities. The… Read More
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“Copy, Change and Paste: Posse Foundation Goes Europe”
In the United States, inner city public school students are greatly underrepresented in institutions of higher education. Likewise, in both the Netherlands and Germany, non-Western migrant children are inadequately represented in high schools that feed into the university system.. These students do not lack potential or intelligence. Instead, their chances of educational success are often… Read More
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Filling the Gap: Educational Integration and Achievement Programs for Migrant Youth in Germany
I. Introduction This article was motivated by an interest in how entities outside the official school structure in Germany are contributing to the dual challenges of migrant integration and academic achievement. It soon surpassed those intentions and turned into a broader investigation of educational support networks, including the unique and compelling efforts of two Berlin schools. This… Read More
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The Politics & Efficacy of Bilingual & ESL Education in New York City: Exploring the Challenges of English Language Learners
Graciella Bravo: Bronx, New York Born and raised in New York City, Graciela Bravo spoke only Spanish as a child. Immediately placed in a bilingual program, Graciela did not speak English until 5th grade. Graciela had all of her classes in Spanish except for three hours of English per week, which did not help her much. In high school she was put directly into the English… Read More
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Percentage Based Admission Systems: A Way to Make French Higher Education More Diverse?
Over the past fifty years, minority populations in France have grown rapidly. This growth has made many of these minorities more visible, and in certain cases, more vocal. To some extent, France has failed to include these outlying groups in the nation’s political and economic mainstreams. Many scholars, politicians and journalists have attributed France’s integration problems to an… Read More
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Bringing Down the Ivory Tower: The Future of the Barlaeus Gymnasium in a Multicultural Society.
Introduction There is a lively debate in The Netherlands about segregation within the education system. This debate focuses mainly on the huge high schools that exist in immigrant neighborhoods where the students are predominantly of a foreign background. These so-called ‘black’ high schools are seen by many to offer a more violent atmosphere and sub-standard education. Because this… Read More
