Summary:

Starting from the assumption that the designation “migration background” has to be seen as a label that leads to serious (social) disparities, it is noted that this specific group of teachers is confronted with a variety of environmental expectations as soon as they re-enter the teaching profession. Rotter/Timpe (2016) do research on the students (with and without migration background) perception of teachers with migration background to find out the actual significance of the abovementioned attribution. This perspective is definitely neglected in research on teachers with migration background. Research showed, that migration background may not be as important for students as claimed in political debates, as the students see the teachers in their professional role of a teacher. Interestingly, the data also showed, that the perception of the students with migration background differs from students without migration background. Considering this finding, the highlighting of competencies of teachers with migration background and the input on students with migration background might be discussed further.

Language: English