Research Design
Overview
The project was conducted as a longitudinal study at compulsory schools in Vienna. The surveys took place during the 2022/23, 2023/24, and 2024/25 school years.
Through a combination of quantitative and qualitative methods, the study investigated the social, emotional, linguistic, and academic development of students in different school settings (German support classes, German support courses, and regular classes).
The sample consisted of students, teachers, and school principals in primary schools and secondary compulsory schools with German language support measures in Vienna. In particular, students in German support classes and German support courses were included, as well as their classmates in regular classes.
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Projekt's timeframe
The school year 2022/23 - 2024/25
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Sample
- Students in primary and secondary education attending German language support measures (German support classes or courses)
- Teachers
- School principals
- Parents / Legal guardians
- School administration staff
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Methods
- Annual nationwide online questionnaires for school principals and teachers
- Paper-pencil questionnaires with teachers Paper-pencil questionnaires with students
- Photovoice, language portraits, and interviews with students
- Interviews with teachers and school principals
Quantitative Design
- self-developed questionnaires for participating students
- self-developed questionnaires for teachers of regular classes and German support classes/courses of the participating students
- Nationwide annual online surveys of school principals and teachers (e.g., on perceptions of German language support measures, dealing with multilingualism)
Qualitative Design
- Conducting semi-structured interviews with students
- Using language portraits
- Conducting semi-structured interviews with teachers and school principals
- Using the Photovoice method to provide insights into the everyday language practices of students in German language support measures
