Austria - 2012
Is the teacher regular curricula/training dealing with specific reference to immigrants or ethnic minorities and respect/promotion of diversity?
- Code:
- RED86
- Key Area:
- Education
- Strand(s):
- Equality
| Short Answer |
There are some efforts to integrate diversity issues into the curriculum. |
| Qualitative Info |
The Federal Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture has launched initiatives to enhance competences of teachers with other first languages than German. The education of migrants is one of nine suggested fields of priorities of advanced training at pedagogical universities. Furthermore the Ministry has developed a basic module of education of teachers in the field of language diversity and intercultural learning. The curriculum of pedagogical universities normally offer modules on intercultural pedagogic and teaching multilingual classes as optional or mandatory modules. Furthermore advanced training for teachers on the acquisition of a second language and intercultural pedagogic are provided. Intercultural learning is one out of 13 teaching principles which teachers have to respect in class. However, the Austrian OECD country report on migration and education has criticised the lack of training of teachers concerning the teaching of heterogenous classes, the lack of diversity among teachers, the lack of leadership at school level to promote a positive attitude towards diversity and insufficient expertise in reference to successful strategies concerning the education of migrants. |
| Groups affected/interested | Migrants, Ethnic minorities |
| Type (R/D) | Anti-migrant/xenophobia |
| Key socio-economic / Institutional Areas | Education |
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