idw – Informationsdienst Wissenschaft
Nachrichten, Termine, Experten
Nachrichten, Termine, Experten
idw - Informationsdienst
Wissenschaft
10/24/2006 - 10/24/2006 | Berlin-Tiergarten
Differences in educational achievement between students with immigrant background or lower socio-economic status and other students are at the center of current debates about education in Germany. Most commonly, this achievement gap is explained by references to insufficient German language skills and family background. However, although they are rarely discussed, more subtle and often unconscious psychological processes can also influence the educational achievement of minority and immigrant students.
In this lecture, Janet Schofield will present a synthesis of the research she has conducted for the WZB Programme on Intercultural Conflicts and Societal Integration (AKI). Her results offer an evaluation of international research on psychological processes that can undermine the educational achievement of immigrant and minority students.
The review focuses on three of these psychological processes: stereotype threat (students' reactions to negative stereotypes that link poor intellectual skills to group membership), expectancy effects (self-fulfilling prophecies that are provoked by teachers' expectancies), and the impact of ability grouping (differentiation between initially lower- and higher-achieving students).
Rainer Lehmann will discuss the results and interventions proposed by Janet Schofield and will especially comment on their applicability to the situation in Germany.
Janet Ward Schofield is Professor of Psychology at the University of Pittsburgh and a Senior Scientist at the Learning Research and Development Center. Her research focuses on race relations in schools and the social psychology of educational technology use. Her publications include the book "Black and White in School: Trust, Tension or Tolerance" for which she received the Gordon Allport Intergroup Relations Prize from the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues.
Rainer Lehmann is Professor für Erziehungswissenschaft at Humboldt University Berlin. His research focuses on the evaluation of educational systems and on international student assessment studies. He has participated in several important research projects in the field of education including LAU, TIMSS, PISA, ULME and DESI.
The lecture is organized by the WZB Arbeitsstelle Interkulturelle Konflikte und Gesellschaftliche Integration (AKI).
Information on participating / attending:
To register for the lecture, please respond by October 19, 2006 to Karolina May-Chu: may-chu@wz-berlin.de.
Date:
10/24/2006 18:00 - 10/24/2006 22:00
Event venue:
Reichpietschufer 50
10785 Berlin-Tiergarten
Berlin
Germany
Target group:
Journalists, Scientists and scholars
Email address:
Relevance:
transregional, national
Subject areas:
History / archaeology, Psychology, Social studies, Teaching / education
Types of events:
Entry:
10/13/2006
Sender/author:
Dr. Paul Stoop
Department:
Abteilung Kommunikation
Event is free:
no
Language of the text:
English
URL of this event: http://idw-online.de/en/event18446
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