TY  - JOUR
A1  - Schachner, Maja Katharina
A1  - Van de Vijver, Fons J. R.
A1  - Noack, Peter
T1  - Acculturation and School Adjustment of Early-Adolescent Immigrant Boys and Girls in Germany
BT  - Conditions in School, Family, and Ethnic Group
JF  - The Journal of Early Adolescence
N2  - Navigating between cultures in addition to developmental changes and challenges in early adolescence can be difficult. We investigated school, family, and ethnic group as conditions for acculturation and school adjustment among early-adolescent boys and girls. Analyses were based on 860 mostly second- and third-generation immigrant students from 71 countries (50% male; M-age = 11.59 years), attending German secondary schools. Perceived support for inclusion and integration in school and family were associated with a stronger orientation toward both cultures (integration) and better adjustment (e.g., higher school marks, more well-being). Perceived cultural distance and ethnic discrimination were associated with a stronger ethnic and weaker mainstream orientation (separation), and lower adjustment. Boys perceived contextual conditions more negatively, had a weaker mainstream orientation, and showed more behavioral problems but did not differ from girls in the associations between contextual conditions and acculturation and adjustment. Implications for research, policy, and practice are discussed.
KW  - acculturation
KW  - school adjustment
KW  - context
KW  - gender differences
Y1  - 2016
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1177/0272431616670991
SN  - 0272-4316
SN  - 1552-5449
VL  - 38
IS  - 3
SP  - 352
EP  - 384
PB  - Sage Publ.
CY  - Thousand Oaks
ER  - 
TY  - GEN
A1  - Schachner, Maja Katharina
A1  - Juang, Linda P.
A1  - Moffitt, Ursula Elinor
A1  - van de Vijver, Fons J. R.
T1  - Schools as acculturative and developmental contexts for youth of immigrant and refugee background
T2  - Postprints der Universität Potsdam : Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe
N2  - Schools are important for the academic and socio-emotional development, as well as acculturation of immigrant-and refugee-background youth. We highlight individual differences which shape their unique experiences, while considering three levels of the school context in terms of how they may affect adaptation outcomes: (1) interindividual interactions in the classroom (such as peer relations, student-teacher relations, teacher beliefs, and teaching practices), (2) characteristics of the classroom or school (such as ethnic composition and diversity climate), and (3) relevant school-and nation-level policies (such as diversity policies and school tracking). Given the complexity of the topic, there is a need for more research taking an integrated and interdisciplinary perspective to address migration related issues in the school context. Teacher beliefs and the normative climate in schools seem particularly promising points for intervention, which may be easier to change than structural aspects of the school context. More inclusive schools are also an important step toward more peaceful interethnic relations in diverse societies.
T3  - Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe - 611 
KW  - youth of immigrant and refugee background
KW  - school
KW  - acculturation
KW  - adaptation
Y1  - 2020
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-434082
SN  - 1866-8364
IS  - 611
SP  - 44
EP  - 56
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Schachner, Maja Katharina
A1  - Juang, Linda P.
A1  - Moffitt, Ursula Elinor
A1  - van de Vijver, Fons J. R.
T1  - Schools as acculturative and developmental contexts for youth of immigrant and refugee background
JF  - European psychologist : official organ of the European Federation of Psychologists' Associations (EFPA)
N2  - Schools are important for the academic and socio-emotional development, as well as acculturation of immigrant-and refugee-background youth. We highlight individual differences which shape their unique experiences, while considering three levels of the school context in terms of how they may affect adaptation outcomes: (1) interindividual interactions in the classroom (such as peer relations, student-teacher relations, teacher beliefs, and teaching practices), (2) characteristics of the classroom or school (such as ethnic composition and diversity climate), and (3) relevant school-and nation-level policies (such as diversity policies and school tracking). Given the complexity of the topic, there is a need for more research taking an integrated and interdisciplinary perspective to address migration related issues in the school context. Teacher beliefs and the normative climate in schools seem particularly promising points for intervention, which may be easier to change than structural aspects of the school context. More inclusive schools are also an important step toward more peaceful interethnic relations in diverse societies.
KW  - youth of immigrant and refugee background
KW  - school
KW  - acculturation
KW  - adaptation
Y1  - 2019
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-414101
SN  - 1016-9040
SN  - 1878-531X
VL  - 23
IS  - 1
SP  - 44
EP  - 56
PB  - Hogrefe Publ.
CY  - Göttingen
ER  -