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Fixed Narratives and Entangled Categorizations: Educational Problematizations in Times of Politicized and Stratified Migration
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Abstract Western European migration and citizenship regimes have undergone profound transformations over the past decades. The massive politicization and stratification of migration are key features of these dynamics. Focusing on the case of Germany, this article investigates how these developments affect lo... view more
Western European migration and citizenship regimes have undergone profound transformations over the past decades. The massive politicization and stratification of migration are key features of these dynamics. Focusing on the case of Germany, this article investigates how these developments affect logics of educational practice. It is argued that teachers, faced with increasingly complex and uncertain situations, systematically draw on categories that combine political and educational logics. These “entangled categories” do hardly allow to unravel the complex configurations currently at stake at the intersection of migration and education. A secondary analysis of TIMSS-2015 data is performed to substantiate the article’s core hypothesis: these forms of categorization have crystallized into patterns of educational problematization that couple perceptions of educational challenges, professional self-images, and didactic approaches. These fixed narratives disproportionally affect migrant children from underprivileged social backgrounds. They hence have important implications both for our understanding of educational inequalities in times of politicized and stratified migration and for furthering professional reflexivity.... view less
Keywords
migration; politicization; education system; educational inequality; pedagogics; Federal Republic of Germany
Classification
Migration, Sociology of Migration
Teachers, Students, Pupils
Free Keywords
TIMSS-2015; differentiated citizenship; educational classification; educational problematization; migration regimes
Document language
English
Publication Year
2018
Page/Pages
p. 237-247
Journal
Social Inclusion, 6 (2018) 3
Issue topic
Migration, Boundaries and Differentiated Citizenship
ISSN
2183-2803
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed