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Gupte, Pranay – New York Times Magazine, 1984
In wake of a recent recession, Turkish "guest workers" are beginning to feel less welcome in West Germany. Many have accepted government cash incentives to return to Turkey, but others have prospered and wish to stay. The Germans themselves are split over whether the Turks threaten job opportunities for native workers or provide crucial…
Descriptors: Ethnic Bias, Ethnic Groups, Ethnic Relations, Ethnicity
Council for Cultural Cooperation, Strasbourg (France). – 1987
This colloquy, part of the Council of Cultural Cooperation's project on migrants, examines the West German media's portrayal of foreigners residing in that country. Participants include media representatives from Europe and Canada. Discussion covers the portrayal of the foreigner in the press and on TV, the use of the media by foreigners,…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Cultural Images, Ethnic Stereotypes, Foreign Countries
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Kreidt, Ulrich; And Others – Zeitschrift fur Padagogik, 1989
Examines the impact that separation from family has upon the educational experiences of the Turkish migrant children in West Germany. Cites epidemiological research showing little difference between West German and migrant children relative to psychological disturbances. Discusses two case studies which indicate that there is relevant educational…
Descriptors: Educational Experience, Educational Psychology, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethnic Groups
van Houte, Hans, Ed.; Melgert, Willy, Ed. – 1972
In 1969, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 1971 International Year for Action to combat Racism and Racial Discrimination. A congress was organized to focus on racial discrimination in employment opportunities. The congress, held in Amsterdam in August 1971, looked at the situation in three countries (the Federal Republic of Germany,…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Cultural Influences, Economic Factors, Educational Problems
Reuter, Lutz-Rainer – 1983
West Germany represents a typical case of how most West European countries have dealt with labor migration, common since World War II. West Germany's foreign workers are called "Gastarbeiter" (guestworkers), which implies that they are in Germany at the behest of the Germans, and for only a short period of time. Nonetheless, statistics…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adult Education, Bilingual Education, Economic Factors
Hatzichristou, Chryse; Hopf, Diether – 1989
Academic and social problems of the children of migrant workers are compounded when these families remigrate to their home countries. This study explores patterns of Greek remigrant children's social adjustment and integration in Greek public schools after their families' return to Greece, principally from the Federal Republic of Germany. The…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Factor Analysis, Foreign Countries, Grade 5