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Breaking Biases: Deconstructing Myths on Immigrant Women in Switzerland

Anouk Albien — Wed, 28 Jun 2023 07:30:41 +0000

Immigrant women play a vital role in Switzerland, yet their narratives are often reduced to stereotypes such as, “looking for a husband” or “working as nannies.” In reality, immigrant women have contributed greatly to Swiss society. It seems therefore important to challenge misconceptions about immigrant women in Switzerland. In the

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Enseigner et étudier à distance pendant la crise du Covid-19

Laura Peaud — Wed, 16 Nov 2022 16:19:01 +0000

En 2021, une enquête menée auprès de 300 étudiant·e·s et enseignant·e·s de l’université de Grenoble Alpes a mesuré les effets pédagogiques des cours à distance. Il en ressort une grande souffrance corporelle et émotionnelle des personnels et étudiant·e·s, ainsi qu’une transformation profonde de la relation d’enseignement. Les étudiant·e·s et les

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Jugendliche mit und ohne Migrationshintergrund erwarten gegenseitige Integration in der Schule

Petra Sidler — Wed, 21 Sep 2022 07:30:15 +0000

Durch weltweite Migrationsbewegungen entsteht nicht nur in der Gesellschaft, sondern auch im Schulkontext eine kulturelle Heterogenität. Jugendliche mit und ohne Migrationshintergrund treffen in der Schule somit auf Mitschüler*innen, welche unterschiedliche kulturelle Hintergründe haben. Neuste Forschungsresultate zeigen auf, dass Jugendliche mit und ohne Migrationshintergrund die gemeinsame Integration bevorzugen und von Schulen

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Von der Kritik zur Verneinung: Diskriminierung im Berufsbildungssystem

Luca Preite — Tue, 13 Jul 2021 07:30:00 +0000

Studien weisen seit längerem auf den diskriminierenden und ausschliessenden Charakter des Schweizer Berufsbildungssystem hin. Ohne dass sich diese Ausgangslage und damit die diskriminierenden Mechanismen im Lehrstellenmarkt tatsächlich verbessert hätten, geraten diese kritischen Einschätzungen zusehends in Vergessenheit. Dieser Blogbeitrag zeichnet nach, wie diese Entwicklung zustande kam. Im Rahmen des Nationalen Forschungsprogrammes

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Can Online Courses Replace International Student Exchanges?

Joachim Thönnessen — Wed, 07 Jul 2021 07:30:00 +0000

Most students’ assessment of online courses highlights two different tendencies. On the one hand, they would rather have face-to-face events, especially if these imply attending an international course in another country. On the other hand, they appreciate online events, because of the career advancement possibilities they offer, the lower costs

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L’internationalisation dans les hautes écoles et ses ambivalences

Susanne Burren — Wed, 30 Jun 2021 09:45:00 +0000

Les hautes écoles s’orientent unilatéralement vers des concepts et des formes de mise en œuvre de l’internationalisation qui favorisent la mobilité transfrontalière pendant les études. Cela ne rend pas justice à l’internationalité multiforme des membres des hautes écoles, les conditions de la société de migration étant notamment exclues des stratégies

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Disrupted Mobilities, Disrupted Careers: Outro of the Blog Series on COVID-19 and Early Career Academics

Nicole Wichmann — Tue, 30 Mar 2021 07:30:00 +0000

In conclusion of the nccr – on the move blog series on the impact of COVID-19 on early-career academics, this post takes stock of the central issues raised. Based on additional insights from a satisfaction survey realized among the nccr – on the move-funded early-stage academics in February 2021 and

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Exceptional Uncertainty: Early-Career Anthropologists in the Corona Pandemic

Minh Nguyen — Tue, 23 Mar 2021 08:30:26 +0000

The Covid-19 pandemic has proven to significantly affect the current state of life and work of early-career fieldworkers and ethnographers, as they have had to manage the subsequent restrictions imposed on their fieldwork. Based on discussion at the Research Infrastructures and Emotional Challenges workshop, we highlight the challenges faced by

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Spoon and Fork Theory in 2020: COVID-19 and Mental Health in Academia

Leslie Ader — Thu, 18 Mar 2021 08:30:00 +0000

The COVID-19 pandemic has made a large impact on global society, but one group has been affected by it substantially – that is, university students and junior scholars. Prospective academics around the world are having to deal with numerous obstacles from physical limitations to mental ones. A wave of students

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Stranded in Academic Mobility: The Isolating Effects of the Covid-19 Pandemic

Carole Ammann — Tue, 16 Mar 2021 08:30:00 +0000

Mobility is a key criterion for assessing academic excellence. International mobility undoubtedly allows junior researchers to have essential experiences and broaden their networks. Nevertheless, the difficulties that go along with mobility – relocation of family members, administrative burdens, and informal connections with the host institution – can reduce these potential

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