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DFG Walter Benjamin Postdoc · Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

Dr. Abdullah Atmacasoy

Educational scientist researching migrant inclusion in national education systems.

My research uses qualitative and quantitative methods to explore the contextual conditions shaping teaching and learning for newly arrived migrant children — from preparatory-class instruction to how classrooms adapt as they grow more diverse.

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About Me

Understanding how education systems include newly arrived students

I am an educational scientist working on the inclusion of immigrant children into national education systems. My research uses qualitative and quantitative methods to explore contextual conditions shaping teaching and learning activities.

I am a DFG Walter Benjamin postdoctoral researcher at the Berlin Institute for Empirical Integration and Migration Research (BIM) at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, where I lead a research project on the educational spillover effects of newly arrived migrant students in Germany.

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Interests
  • Newly arrived migrant children
  • Curriculum and instruction of preparatory classes
  • Inclusion in mainstream classes
  • Destination language education
  • Classroom (ethnic) composition
News

Recent updates

Occasional updates on publications, talks, and other research activities.

June 2026

Received the DFG Walter Benjamin Postdoctoral Research Grant to lead my independent research project at the Berlin Institute for Empirical Integration and Migration Research (BIM), Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.

October 2024

My doctoral dissertation on destination language education for newly arrived migrant students received the Best Doctoral Dissertation Award from Middle East Technical University, Ankara.