World-mindedness of young people during the rise in migration in Europe: a case study of Czechia, Finland, Germany and The Netherlands

Hanus M, Tani S, Béneker T, Höhnle S (2021)

Publication Language: English

Publication Type: Journal article, Original article

Publication year: 2021

Journal

International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education Taylor & Francis

Pages Range: 1-20

DOI: 10.1080/10382046.2021.1969791

Open Access Link: https://doi.org/10.1080/10382046.2021.1969791

Abstract

During the 2015 sudden rise in migration movements in Europe, approximately 2.4 million refugees arrived in Europe and 1.2 million asylum applications were received in the European Union countries. We were interested in finding out whether these rapid changes and the polarised attitudes represented in the media affected young people’s attitudes towards people with different cultural backgrounds. This study, therefore, examined young people’s global understanding in four European countries: Czechia, Finland, Germany and the Netherlands. The aim was to identify the level of world-mindedness of young people and compare the results with an earlier study (conducted in 2010) with the same research design. The research was targeted at a group of upper-secondary students in these countries. In total, 962 students participated in the study in 2017. Although the context in the observed countries varied, the findings revealed a stable state, or rather a slightly positive change of world-mindedness, to 2010 in all the countries. The results stress the need to remain sensitive to students’ opinions and attitudes towards other people and cultures in geography lessons in general and especially when teaching and learning about current societal issues, inequality, exclusion and solidarity.

Authors with CRIS profile

Steffen Höhnle Lehrstuhl für Didaktik der Geographie

Involved external institutions

Universiteit Utrecht (UU) / Utrecht University NL Netherlands (NL) Univerzita Karlova v Praze / Charles University in Prague CZ Czech Republic (CZ)

How to cite

APA:

Hanus, M., Tani, S., Béneker, T., & Höhnle, S. (2021). World-mindedness of young people during the rise in migration in Europe: a case study of Czechia, Finland, Germany and The Netherlands. International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 1-20. https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10382046.2021.1969791

MLA:

Hanus, Martin, et al. "World-mindedness of young people during the rise in migration in Europe: a case study of Czechia, Finland, Germany and The Netherlands." International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education (2021): 1-20.

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