AASSAW-project Gerard Gielen Anita Martens Ilknur Yüce

AASSAW-project

Gerard Gielen

Anita Martens

Ilknur Yüce

Katholieke Hogeschool Limburg dept.SAW Graduaat orthopedagogie

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Starting point

Western society has become multicultural. A reflection hereof is the presence of immigrants in our

welfare institutions. Differences in values between social workers and

clients can cause problems. Foreign social educators are a surplus value in a team. (Higher) education is the most important lever to

integration and participation. Very few foreigners choose for studies of social worker.


Our own research in 152 Welfare institutions in june 2000

5 to 20 % of the clients in 83 % of the institutions are immigrants.

Only in 21 % of these institutions one to two social educators are foreigners.

80 % is in favour of the presence of more foreign workers.

The research indicated clearly that there is great need for more professional foreign social educators.


Situation in our department sept. 2001

One registered foreign student in 1995: did not succeed

One Turkish student in 1997: Ilknur Yüce graduated succesfully in 2000

Today: two Turkish students,one Moroccan and four Italian students in the first year , one Turkish student in the second year and one Moroccan student in the thirth year. (totally of 420 students)


Policy towards immigrants in Flemish education

Most recent research by the education council dates from 1997-1998.

On a total of 85.265 students in Flanders (Dutch speaking part of Belgium) there are 853 foreign students or an average of 1%.

According to countings held in the province of Limburg 8% of the (18 years old) graduates are from foreign origine (most of them in a technical college).


Multicultural component in the higher education?

11 of 26 responding universities of professional education admitted the lack of a multicultural component in their curriculum.

According to 15 high schools this component occurs in 3 of the 11 faculties.

!! One faculty for engineers clamed that a study visit abroad could be seen as a multicultural experience.

Conclusion: the multicultural component occurs very sporadically in the education programme in Flanders universities of professional education.


Foreign members of staff

In 1997-1998, for the totaly of Flanders hardly any immigrant was employed: three guest professors, one secretary and twelve workers


Flemish declaration of non-discrimination in education signed in December 1998

…The Flemish Education Council underlines the urgency and necessity of a non-discrimination policy in higher education. The following 3 goals should be aimed for:

– Higher education should explicitly discourage and eliminate all forms of discrimination.

– The high schools should pass a policy towards prevention and discouragement of all forms of discrimination.

– A greater participation of foreign students in higher education. …The aim of the Flemish Education Council is to offer all youngsters,

irrespective of their race or etnical origine, equal education opportunities.

This document was signed by all rectors of Flemish universities of professional education!


Conclusion from the Flemish Education Council May 2000

The participation of foreign students in Flemish Higher Education is undersized. This fact is not new, but in comparison with other countries a presence of 1% is a problematic figure. (The Netherlands 10%.)

It’s obvious that the problem starts already in secundary school. The lever to higher participation should set going here.

Education has to take his responsibility!


AASSAW-project Affiliation of foreign students in social-education in Flanders.

With support of: the minister of Equal Rights and Social Welfare in Flanders and Social Fund of Institutions

Pilot projects in three Flemish high schools (universities of professional education) : Gent , Antwerp, Hasselt(Katholieke Hogeschool Limburg)

Project runs for three years : it started in sept. 2000.


Goals

Put more focus on the profession of social educator among the foreign students.

Involve more foreign social educators in the Flemish welfare.

Increase the multicultural attitude of the staff from our department and the university.


Concrete approach Large scaled research among foreign students

through an inquiry in 175 schools to detect the barriers(results are available in Dutch).

Increase the quality of their guidance in the first year. (« the coaching project »)

Increase the outflow/motivating the employers to engage the foreign social educators


Project staff

Ilknur Yüce (Turkish origin) (80%) and Anita Martens (20%) :

Gerard Gielen : coordinator (20%)

More information on the website: http://www.khlim.be/saw/


http://www.khlim.be/saw/


First steps taken in 2000 - 2001 Presence of Ilknur Yuce as a foreign coach on the

campus. Extra attention for their individuality Summer school as a preparation for new foreign

students

Second year of the project 2001-2002 Stimulating foreign students and their parents to choose the profession of social educator

Coaching the foreign students

Training students and staff for a multicultural society


Introducing the project in a famous Turkish newspaper


Practical intentions for the whole university of professional education

We have installed a workgroup: “dealing with diversity” (including at least one lecturer of each department and representatives of student organisations) meeting several times a year to exchange ideas and experiences and to take prepatory measures.

Offering sufficient attention to foreign students in all the departments of the school.


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