Intersectional Aspects of Education at the Nexus of Disability and Forced Migration: Perspectives of Parents, Educational Experts, and School Authorities in Greater Vienna

Autor(en)

Seyda Subasi Singh, Camilla Pellech, Alexandra Gutschik, Michelle Proyer, Iris Maureen O'Rourke

Abstrakt

Although Austrian statistics inform about the distribution of students among different school types based on either their special education needs or their (forced) migration background, the group facing the disadvantages of both situations is almost invisible in the national context. There is a lack of data about the intersection of the kind of schooling (integrative setting, inclusive settings, or special education classes), gender, nationality, or first language use. In order to learn about the current educational practices and challenges in the Austrian context, parents of disabled children from a refugee background as well as educational experts and school authorities were interviewed. Findings showed that there is only a little awareness of the intersectional aspects of disability and forced migration among educational experts and school authorities, while the diagnosis of special education needs suffers from the complexity of the situation. Additionally, parents' lack of information, as well as the need to improve collaboration and increase the availability of translation services, multilingual counseling, or service provision in general were other aspects that this study found. Parents perceived school choice as a key decision and findings underlined that their worries, also as a result of past experiences, affected current decision-making regarding their children's education.

Organisation(en)

Institut für Lehrer*innenbildung, Institut für Bildungswissenschaft, Institut für Kultur- und Sozialanthropologie

Journal

Education Sciences

Band

11

Anzahl der Seiten

19

DOI

https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci11080423

Publikationsdatum

08-2021

Peer-reviewed

Ja

ÖFOS 2012

504021 Migrationsforschung, 503034 Inklusive Pädagogik

Schlagwörter

ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete

Computer Science (miscellaneous), Education, Developmental and Educational Psychology, Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation, Allgemeine Computerwissenschaft, Computer Science Applications, Public administration

Sustainable Development Goals

SDG 4 – Hochwertige Bildung, SDG 16 – Frieden, Gerechtigkeit und starke Institutionen

Link zum Portal

https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/de/publications/793e5014-3492-4827-8940-57971e88859c