Integrationsarbeit mit eingewanderten Jugendlichen mit VaKE (Values and Knowledge Education)

For a successful integration of young immigrants in the new culture and its values it is not sufficient that they acquire knowledge about the society; rather, moral and values education with respect to the justification of the respective values is required. We present an educational concept that pe...

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Main Authors: Jean-Luc Patry, Sieglinde Weyringer, Kathrin Aichinger, Alfred Weinberger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IDE Journal 2016-12-01
Series:International Dialogues on Education: Past and Present
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Online Access:https://www.idejournal.org/index.php/ide/article/view/152
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Summary:For a successful integration of young immigrants in the new culture and its values it is not sufficient that they acquire knowledge about the society; rather, moral and values education with respect to the justification of the respective values is required. We present an educational concept that permits to combine knowledge acquisition and moral education: “Values and Knowledge Education” (VaKE). The theoretical base and the practical steps are presented. Then a pilot study with a group of minor migrants about the topic of democracy and the most important results are described. The discussion addresses the question of applicability.
ISSN:2198-5944