Intercultural moderation
Intercultural moderation (IKM) is an approach in school social work that is used in particular in schools in socially disadvantaged areas with a high proportion of students with a so-called migration background .
The intercultural moderation is located in the field of youth welfare and school social work. Native-speaking social pedagogues initiate the dialogue between the actors, mediate between students, teachers, parents and the district and work to improve the school and learning climate.
The aim is to promote intercultural skills, to break down prejudices and to understand different perspectives. Through presence in the schools and through sensitive interference, similarities and differences are made visible, conveyed in the event of conflicts and new solution strategies are initiated. Intercultural moderation in schools expands the working methods of school social work and school pedagogy to include intercultural education and an increased social space-oriented opening of the school.
goals and tasks
- Parental activation
- Networking, opening of the school towards the Kiez
- Mediation of the culture-related perspectives between students, teachers and parents
- Demand-oriented development of small projects to promote the intercultural competence of the school actors and neighborhood residents
- Individual and case-related advice
- Promotion of the communication skills of those involved in school life
- Promotion of school and extracurricular life and social skills of the students.
- Improvement of the learning climate
Partial aspects
Parental work
- House visits together with teachers and intercultural moderators
- Thematic parents' evenings
- Mediation between school and home
Work with students
- Conflict intervention
- Support with school and professional transitions
- Advice on school and family problems
Work with teachers
- Accompanying home visits
- Mediation in discussions with parents and students
Networking
- Opening of the school to the district
- Liaise with community workers
literature
- Speck / Schubarth / Dirnstorfer: Report of the scientific support for the Intercultural Moderation project, Potsdam 2007–2008
- Mund / Fleischmann, NDV 12/2006: Intercultural moderation: a socio-educational approach to reduce migration-related disparities in the education system, Berlin 2006