STUDENTS IN THE CONTEXT OF MIGRATION ATTENDING HUNGARIAN AND GERMAN PUBLIC EDUCATION: CATEGORISATION AND STATISTICAL DATA COLLECTION

This paper focuses on the interrelation between the categorisation of and the educational statistical data collection on members of the group ‘students in the context of migration’. To begin with, this interrelation will be investigated on the basis of an examination of the current (2007-2013) categorisation and statistical data collection practices of Hungarian public education. This will then be contrasted to German practices with regard to the transferability of labels and statistical data categories into the Hungarian context. Finally, on the basis of the results of a case study at a Hungarian public school, which aimed to reveal the diversity within the group of ‘students in the context of migration’, a data collection chart designed for pedagogical purposes will be presented. This chart adds further data collection categories to those already in administrative use. These categories are relevant for day-to-day pedagogical praxis targeted at the group under discussion. The paper argues that a categorisation of ‘students in the context of migration’ that better reflects reality is important, as it renders the inherent diversity of this group more visible. This could help to influence statistical data collection and enable improved pedagogic and policy responses, thus furthering the social integration of the students in question.