Abstract
The aim of this research is to determine the problems, supports and suggestions for families of Turkish background living in Germany about their children’s education. It is also intended to determine opinions of Turkish background students living in Germany and Turkish background teachers working in Germany about Turkish background families’ parents’ role. Phenomenology, which is one of the qualitative research methods, was used in this research. This research was carried out on 23 parents, 12 students and 6 teachers living in Germany with Turkish background to reveal the participants’ thinking about the research subject interviewed with participants. The data were obtained using semi-structured interview forms were prepared by researcher. A content analysis technique was used for the resolve of the data. In the light of the results language problems, cultural differences and conflicts, assimilations, prejudices of teachers towards Turkish students are mainly problems in education. Participants specified some suggestions such as, school parents’ cooperation should be developed, mother tongue teaching should be considered, and inclusion should be used instead of assimilation. According to results, it can be said that new generation are more conscious and liable about their children’s education than old generation of Turkish background families living in Germany. Key words: Turkish background families living in Germany, migration, education.
Highlights
A person becomes a part of a family once he/she is born
Problems of families with Turkish background living in Germany regarding their children education; problems of students with Turkish background living in Germany regarding their education; and problems of teachers of Turkish background living in Germany in education process have been categorized as below
Students and teachers with Turkish background who live in Germany have stated that they had language problems mostly during the education process
Summary
A person becomes a part of a family once he/she is born. In the family the individual was born into, individual personality develops, individual cultural values are shaped and behaviors of the individual toward events are developed. Parents are teachers who leave their children's first and lasting traces. From this point of view, parents' effect and guidance on their children is important. To enhance the effect of school education given at any time to an individual at the highest level, it could only be possible through conscious family orientation. At this point, the prominence of cooperation between the family and the school is evident
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