Jana Berg studied Sociology (M.A.) and Linguistics (B.A.) at the Johannes Gutenberg-University in Mainz and the University of Vienna. In may 2017 she started a pre-doc position at the DZHW-project 'WeGe' on access to higher education for refugees in Germany. Her main research is on Asylum and (international) higher education. She is a member of the Changing-Societies Network.
Jana Berg
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Wege von Geflüchteten an deutsche Hochschulen (WeGe).Berg, J., Grüttner, M., İkİz-Akıncı, D., Otto, C., Schröder, S., Schmidtchen, H., & Weber, A. (2021).Wege von Geflüchteten an deutsche Hochschulen (WeGe). Daten- und Methodenbericht zu den quantitativen und qualitativen Datenpaketen des DZHW-Projekts „WeGe“. Hannover: DZHW.
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Responsivität deutscher Hochschulen in der postmigrantischen Gesellschaft: Am Beispiel des Hochschulzugangs von Geflüchteten.Grüttner, M., Beigang, S., Schröder, S., Berg, J., & Kleimann, B. (2021).Responsivität deutscher Hochschulen in der postmigrantischen Gesellschaft: Am Beispiel des Hochschulzugangs von Geflüchteten. ZDfm – Zeitschrift für Diversitätsforschung und -management, 6(2), 191-196. https://doi.org/10.3224/zdfm.v6i2.07 |
Erfolgreiche Studienvorbereitung? – Ergebnisse einer Mixed-Methods-Studie zum Erfolg von Geflüchteten in der Studienvorbereitung.Grüttner, M., Schröder, S., Berg, J., & Otto, C. (2021).Erfolgreiche Studienvorbereitung? – Ergebnisse einer Mixed-Methods-Studie zum Erfolg von Geflüchteten in der Studienvorbereitung. In M. Neugebauer, H.-D. Daniel, & A. Wolter (Hrsg.), Studienerfolg und Studienabbruch (S. 235-258). Wiesbaden: Springer VS. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-32892-4_10 Abstract
Since more qualified refugees have been looking for protection and prospects in Germany, the demand for pre-study programs has remained high. The WeGe project (Refugees’ Pathways to German Higher Education Institutions) examines the conditions for successful study preparation of refugees and uses a mixed-methods research design. As a conceptual framework, the Capabilities Approach (CA) serves both as a basis for a definition of success and for the analysis of requirements for successful study preparation on an institutional, social and individual level. It turns out that the vast majority of refugees successfully complete their pre-study programs. However, transitions to higher education depend on institutional barriers, which manifest them |
Refugees in Higher Education: Questioning the Notion of Integration.Berg, J., Grüttner, M., & Streitwieser, B. (Hrsg.) (2021).Refugees in Higher Education: Questioning the Notion of Integration.. Wiesbaden: Springer VS. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-33338-6 Abstract
This edited volume addresses critical issues surrounding higher education access for students of refugee backgrounds. It combines a variety of theoretical and methodological perspectives on the challenges, opportunities, experiences and expectations of refugee students, as well as some of the institutional frameworks that facilitate their access to higher education. Following a critical discussion of the notion of ‘integration’, the team of authors who are made up of academics and refugee students critically investigate higher education as an objective of as well as a means to greater inclusion and integration. |
Introduction: Refugees in Higher Education—Questioning the Notion of Integration.Berg, J., Grüttner, M., & Streitwieser, B. (2021).Introduction: Refugees in Higher Education—Questioning the Notion of Integration. In J. Berg, M. Grüttner, & B. Streitwieser (Hrsg.), Refugees in Higher Education—Questioning the Notion of Integration (S. 3-17). Wiesbaden: Springer VS. Abstract
This edited volume shares the proceedings of a symposium that was as held in the summer of 2019 in Hanover, Germany and dedicated to exploring the notion of integration as it relates to access to higher education for students of refugee background. The symposium included presentations and discussions of access to higher education in Germany, institutional contexts, and the challenges and benefits for students of refugee background compared with other groups. Throughout the symposium, we collaboratively questioned the notion of integration within higher education from different disciplinary, methodological and theoretical perspectives. One special panel also included a group of refugee students discussing their experiences and the main chall |
University Applicants from Refugee Backgrounds and the Intention to Drop Out from Pre‐Study Programs: A Mixed‐Methods Study.Grüttner, M., Schröder, S., & Berg, J. (2021).University Applicants from Refugee Backgrounds and the Intention to Drop Out from Pre‐Study Programs: A Mixed‐Methods Study. Social Inclusion, 9(3), 130-141. https://doi.org/10.17645/si.v9i3.4126 Abstract
The mixed‐methods project WeGe investigates key factors for refugees’ integration into pre‐study programs and conditions for successful transitions to higher education institutions (HEIs). In this article, we first examine the dropout intentions of international students and refugee students participating in formal pre‐study programs at German HEIs to disclose both barriers and resources. We use insights from migration research to extend theoretical student dropout models and analyse novel data from a quantitative survey with international and refugee students in pre‐study programs. Our findings show that refugee students intend to drop out from pre‐study programs more often than other international students. This difference disappears when |
Support For Prospective Refugee Students in Germany: Quo Vadis?Berg, J. (2021).Support For Prospective Refugee Students in Germany: Quo Vadis? In B. Hall & R. Tandon (Hrsg.), Socially Responsible Higher Education - International Perspectives on Knowledge Democracy (S. 228-242). Leiden/ Boston: Brill Sense. Abstract
Social engagement can be seen as a crucial part of the third mission of higher education organisations. One aspect of adopting social responsibility is supporting access to higher education for marginalised and underrepresented groups. This chapter describes the introduction and development of support structures for refugee students in Germany. It identifies the principal challenges for and influences on such structures and makes recommendations on how to support their continued existence. |
Formalising organisational responsibility for refugees in German higher education: the case of first contact positions.Berg, J., Gottburgsen, A., & Kleimann, B. (2021).Formalising organisational responsibility for refugees in German higher education: the case of first contact positions. Studies in Higher Education (online first). https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2021.1872524 |
Geflüchtete in der Studienvorbereitung - Individuelle, soziale und institutionelle Faktoren beeinflussen den Erfolg.Grüttner, M., Schröder, S., Berg, J., Otto, C., & Laska, O. (2020).Geflüchtete in der Studienvorbereitung - Individuelle, soziale und institutionelle Faktoren beeinflussen den Erfolg. (DZHW Brief 7|2020). Hannover: DZHW. https://doi.org/10.34878/2020.07.dzhw_brief |
Erfolgserwartung und Abbruchneigung bei internationalen Studieninteressierten und Geflüchteten in der Studienvorbereitung.Grüttner, M., Schröder, S., & Berg, J. (2020).Erfolgserwartung und Abbruchneigung bei internationalen Studieninteressierten und Geflüchteten in der Studienvorbereitung. In M. Jungbauer-Gans & A. Gottburgsen (Hrsg.), Migration, Mobilität und soziale Ungleichheit in der Hochschulbildung (S. 169-196) Wiesbaden: Springer VS. |
Which person is presumed to fit the institution? How refugee students' and practitioners' discursive representations of successful applicants and students highlight transition barriers to German higher education.Berg, J. (2020).Which person is presumed to fit the institution? How refugee students' and practitioners' discursive representations of successful applicants and students highlight transition barriers to German higher education. In A. Curaj, L. Deca & R. Pricopie (Hrsg.), The Future of Higher Education - Bologna Process Researchers' Conference 2020. Heidelberg: Springer. |
Entwicklung und Anwendung eines Sensibilisierungskonzeptes für qualitative Interviews mit Geflüchteten – Erfahrungen im Projekt WeGe.Berg, J., Grüttner, M., & Schröder, S. (2019).Entwicklung und Anwendung eines Sensibilisierungskonzeptes für qualitative Interviews mit Geflüchteten – Erfahrungen im Projekt WeGe. In B. Behrensen & M. Westphal (Hrsg.) Fluchtmigrationsforschung im Aufbruch. Methodologische und methodische Reflexionen (S. 275-300). Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-26775-9 |
Zwischen Partizipation und Retraumatisierung - (Selbst-)kritische Überlegungen zur Forschung mit Geflüchteten.Berg, J., Grüttner, M., & Schröder, S. (2019).Zwischen Partizipation und Retraumatisierung - (Selbst-)kritische Überlegungen zur Forschung mit Geflüchteten. In N. Burzan (Hrsg.) Komplexe Dynamiken globaler und lokaler Entwicklungen. Verhandlungen des 39. Kongresses der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Soziologie in Göttingen 2018. |
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