TY - GEN A1 - Kunyu, David Khisoni A1 - Juang, Linda P. A1 - Moreno Herrera, Lázaro T1 - Evaluating the implementation quality of a vocational education intervention for youth in Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya BT - Evidence of discrimination T2 - Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe N2 - Refugee youth in protracted humanitarian contexts are faced with limited access to quality education. They may sustain traumatic experiences from conflicts and discrimination yet have limited psychosocial support access. Comprehending the magnitude and effects of these challenges is vital for designing and executing educational interventions in such contexts. This study evaluates the implementation quality of the Youth Education Pack intervention through the lens of the Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies minimum standards framework. It explores the types of discrimination experienced by refugee youth in the Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya. Nine participants comprising refugee students (N = 2), former refugee students (N = 2), teachers (N = 3), and project supervisors (N = 2) participated in the study. The first author conducted interviews and observations in the camp. The data were qualitatively coded deductively and analysed in Nvivo 12. We found that the YEP intervention faced contextual challenges that hindered the achievement of the implementation quality standards outlined in the INEE minimum standards for education. Refugee youth and refugee teachers experienced various forms of discrimination, including at individual, institutional, and structural levels. We conclude that providing refugee youth with an inclusive and high-quality education is central to providing secure and long-term solutions to their challenges and adversities and may promote their psychosocial wellbeing. T3 - Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe - 824 KW - refugee youth KW - Education in Emergencies KW - implementation quality KW - discrimination KW - the YEP intervention KW - the INEE minimum standards Y1 - 2022 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-585781 SN - 1866-8364 IS - 824 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Moffitt, Ursula Elinor A1 - Juang, Linda P. A1 - Syed, Moin T1 - Intersectionality and Youth Identity Development Research in Europe T2 - Postprints der Universität Potsdam : Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe N2 - The increasing application of intersectionality to the psychological study of identity development raises questions regarding how we as researchers construct and operationalize social identity categories, as well as how we best capture and address systems of oppression and privilege within our work. In the continental European context, the use of the intersectionality paradigm raises additional issues, since “race” was officially removed from the vernacular following the atrocities of WWII, yet racialized oppression continues to occur at every level of society. Within psychological research, participants are often divided into those with and without “migration background,” which can reiterate inequitable norms of national belonging while washing over salient lived experiences in relation to generation status, citizenship, religion, gender, and the intersection between these and other social locations. Although discrimination is increasingly examined in identity development research, rarely are the history and impact of colonialism and related socio-historical elements acknowledged. In the current paper, we aim to address these issues by reviewing previous research and discussing theoretical and practical possibilities for the future. In doing so, we delve into the problems of trading in one static social identity category (e.g., “race”) for another (e.g., “migration background/migrant”) without examining the power structures inherent in the creation of these top-down categories, or the lived experiences of those navigating what it means to be marked as a racialized Other. Focusing primarily on contextualized ethno-cultural identity development, we discuss relevant examples from the continental European context, highlighting research gaps, points for improvement, and best practices. T3 - Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe - 613 KW - intersectionality KW - identity development KW - migration KW - ethnic-racial identity KW - youth identity KW - Europe KW - Islamophobia Y1 - 2020 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-459790 SN - 1866-8364 IS - 613 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 - GEN A1 - Schwarzenthal, Miriam A1 - Schachner, Maja Katharina A1 - Juang, Linda P. A1 - Van De Vijver, Fons J. R. T1 - Reaping the benefits of cultural diversity BT - classroom cultural diversity climate and students’ intercultural competence T2 - Postprints der Universität Potsdam Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe N2 - Culturally diverse schools may constitute natural arenas for training crucial intercultural skills. We hypothesized that a classroom cultural diversity climate fostering contact and cooperation and multiculturalism, but not a climate fostering color‐evasion, would be positively related to adolescents’ intercultural competence. Adolescents in North Rhine‐Westphalia (N = 631, Mage = 13.69 years, 49% of immigrant background) and Berlin (N = 1,335, Mage = 14.69 years, 52% of immigrant background) in Germany reported their perceptions of the classroom cultural diversity climate and completed quantitative and qualitative measures assessing their intercultural competence. Multilevel structural equation models indicate that contact and cooperation, multiculturalism, and, surprisingly, also color‐evasion (as in emphasizing a common humanity), were positively related to the intercultural competence of immigrant and non‐immigrant background students. We conclude that all three aspects of the classroom climate are uniquely related to aspects of adolescents’ intercultural competence and that none of them may be sufficient on their own. T3 - Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe - 581 KW - color‐evasion KW - contact KW - intercultural competence KW - multiculturalism KW - school climate Y1 - 2019 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-437502 SN - 1866-8364 IS - 581 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Vietze, Jana A1 - Juang, Linda P. A1 - Schachner, Maja Katharina T1 - Peer cultural socialisation BT - a resource for minority students’ cultural identity, life satisfaction, and school values T2 - Postprints der Universität Potsdam Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe N2 - This study investigated how peers can contribute to cultural minority students’ cultural identity, life satisfaction, and school values (school importance, utility, and intrinsic values) by talking about cultural values, beliefs, and behaviours associated with heritage and mainstream culture (peer cultural socialisation). We further distinguished between heritage and mainstream identity as two separate dimensions of cultural identity. Analyses were based on self-reports of 662 students of the first, second, and third migrant generation in Germany (Mean age = 14.75 years, 51% female). Path analyses revealed that talking about heritage culture with friends was positively related to heritage identity. Talking about mainstream culture with friends was negatively associated with heritage identity, but positively with mainstream identity as well as school values. Both dimensions of cultural identity related to higher life satisfaction and more positive school values. As expected, heritage and mainstream identity mediated the link between peer cultural socialisation and adjustment outcomes. Findings highlight the potential of peers as socialisation agents to help promote cultural belonging as well as positive adjustment of cultural minority youth in the school context. T3 - Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe - 557 KW - peer cultural socialisation KW - cultural identity KW - cultural minority youth KW - life satisfaction KW - school motivation Y1 - 2019 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-433433 SN - 1866-8364 IS - 557 SP - 579 EP - 598 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Vietze, Jana A1 - Juang, Linda P. A1 - Schachner, Maja Katharina A1 - Werneck, Harald T1 - Feeling Half-Half? BT - Exploring relational variation of Turkish-heritage young adults’ cultural identity compatibility and conflict in Austria T2 - Postprints der Universität Potsdam : Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe N2 - Growing up in multicultural environments, Turkish-heritage individuals in Europe face specific challenges in combining their multiple cultural iden- tities to form a coherent sense of self. Drawing from social identity com- plexity, this study explores four modes of combining cultural identities and their variation in relational contexts. Problem-centered interviews with Turkish-heritage young adults in Austria revealed the preference for com- plex, supranational labels, such as multicultural. Furthermore, most partici- pants described varying modes of combining cultural identities over time and across relational contexts. Social exclusion experiences throughout adolescence related to perceived conflict of cultural identities, whereas multicultural peer groups supported perceived compatibility of cultural identities. Findings emphasize the need for complex, multidimensional approaches to study ethnic minorities’ combination of cultural identities. T3 - Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe - 455 KW - Cultural identity compatibility KW - multicultural KW - relational identity KW - social identity complexity KW - Turkish minority Y1 - 2018 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-412742 IS - 455 ER -