My research examines how education systems can better support the inclusion of immigrant children into national education systems. I am interested in how educational policies, school structures, and classroom practices shape migrant students' educational opportunities and experiences. By combining quantitative and qualitative methods, I investigate the conditions under which schools promote equitable access to learning and successful educational participation for diverse student populations.
While my work focuses broadly on immigrant inclusion, I have a particular interest in newly arrived migrant students. This transition represents one of the most critical stages of their educational trajectories, requiring schools to balance language learning, academic development, and social integration.
Language Education in Preparatory Classes
A central focus of my research is destination language education for newly arrived migrant students. I investigate how preparatory language classes are organized, how teaching practices respond to increasingly diverse learner populations, and how students experience their transition into mainstream education. My work seeks to understand how schools can support both language acquisition and broader educational inclusion during this critical period.
Current DFG Project: Educational Spillover Effects
My current research, funded by the DFG Walter Benjamin Programme and hosted at the Berlin Institute for Empirical Integration and Migration Research (BIM), Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, investigates the educational spillover effects of newly arrived migrant students in Germany. Using large-scale longitudinal assessment data, the project examines how the arrival of newly arrived migrant students influences the academic achievement of their classmates and how these effects vary across different school and classroom contexts. By moving beyond the outcomes of migrant students themselves, the project aims to provide new evidence on how increasingly diverse classrooms shape educational opportunities for all students.
