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Data from the Panel Study ‘Refugees in the German Educational System (ReGES)’ Cover

Data from the Panel Study ‘Refugees in the German Educational System (ReGES)’

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|Jan 2023

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Figure 1

First-time applications for asylum in Germany 2010–2019 (data taken from the reports of the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees [Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge] from 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020).

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Figure 2

ReGES study design (taken from Will et al., 2021).

Table 1

Methodological fact sheet for ReGES sample: Refugee Cohort 1.

WAVEMODE AND INFORMATION ON DURATION (M/SD IN MINUTES)LANGUAGESGROSS SAMPLEVALID REALIZED SAMPLEFIELD PHASEINCENTIVE
Wave 11,2Parents:CAPI/CASI
(M = 53.6; SD = 29.0)3;
Children:TBT
(M = 23.7; SD = 11.5)
CAPI/CASI:Arabic, English, Farsi, French, German, Kurmanji, Pashto, Tigrinya;TBT (instruction only):Arabic, English, German, KurmanjiGross sample:4,680 addresses; screening;Response Rate 2 = 48.3%; Cooperation Rate 4 = 78.6%Parents:2,075 (of 2,405 children);Children:2,405 (1,498 with complete competence measurement)29/01/2018–30/06/20184Parents:20 Euro drugstore voucher (post-paid);Children:Painting book and pens (during interview)
Wave 25Parents:App-based CAWI (short)
(M = 1.9; SD = 1.7)
Arabic, English, Farsi, French, German, Kurmanji, Pashto, TigrinyaParents:1,989 (of 2,312 children)Parents:287 (of 323 children)29/01/2018–03/08/20184Parents:5 Euro drugstore voucher for app download (prepaid)
Wave 3Parents:CATI
(M = 45.3; SD = 15.6)3
Arabic, English, German, KurmanjiParents:1,935 (of 2,239 children)Parents:791 (of 887 children)27/08/2018–24/11/2018Parents:10 Euro drugstore voucher (post-paid)
Wave 41Parents:CAPI/CASI
(M = 53.1; SD = 22.4)3
Arabic, English, German, KurmanjiParents:1,915 (of 2,216 children)Parents:1,484 (of 1,703 children)04/02/2019–31/05/20194Parents:20 Euro drugstore voucher (post-paid);Children:Painting book and pens (during interview)
Wave 55Parents:Online (invitation via App, mail or e-mail; short)
(M = 7.6; SD = 3.6)
Arabic, English, Farsi, French, German, Kurmanji, Pashto, TigrinyaParents:1,929 (of 2,228 children)Parents:349 (of 401 children)15/04/2019–30/08/20194Parents:5 Euro drugstore voucher (post-paid)
Wave 6Parents:Online (long)
(M = 25.2; SD = 9.2)
Arabic, English, German, KurmanjiParents:1,852 (of 2,142 children)Parents:446 (of 522 children)04/10/2019–17/11/2019Parents:10 Euro drugstore voucher (post-paid)
Wave 71,6Parents:CAPI/CASI/CAPI-by-phone
(M = 59.7; SD = 21.1)3;Children:TBT
(M = 31.2; SD = 8.2)
CAPI/CASI/CAPI-by-phone/TBT (instruction only):Arabic, English, German, KurmanjiParents:1,848 (of 2,136 children)Parents:1,053 (of 1,199 children);Children:790 (with complete competence measurement)10/02/2020–05/09/2020Parents:20 Euro drugstore voucher (post-paid);Children:puzzle block (after competence test)

[i] Note: Data taken from several field reports (Ruland, Sandbrink, Cohrs, & Hess, 2019, 2020; Ruland, Sandbrink, Cohrs, Weiß, & Hess, 2019; Ruland, Sandbrink, & Hess, 2019a, 2019b; Ruland, Steinwede et al., 2019), the Scientific Use Files, and Heinritz and Will (2021). There are some minor differences between field reports and later data versions due to data cleaning procedures. The Response Rate 2 as well as the Cooperation Rate 4 were calculated according to AAPOR standards (The American Association for Public Opinion Research, 2016). This table is restricted to direct data collection with children and parents. 1 Additional data collected from educational staff in the preschools and schools children were attending at that time (PAPI); field phase deviating from parent/child survey. 2 Additional data collected from staff members in collective accommodation and municipalities (PAPI); field phase deviating from parent/child survey. 3 The information on the duration of the interview refers to the pure interview time and includes neither the screening in Wave 1 nor the contacting phases. 4 The field phases of Waves 1 and 2 as well as Waves 4 and 5 overlap because after the personal interviews the respondents were invited to the online surveys by the interviewers; thus, the respondents were able to carry out these surveys relatively soon after the personal interview. 5 Due to the larger number of languages offered in the questionnaires via App, we included some additional cases that were not eligible for the waves with reduced languages. 6 Design switch due to the Corona pandemic (because household visits had to be cancelled, TBT was no longer possible; for details, see Will et al., 2020).

Table 2

Methodological fact sheet for ReGES sample: Refugee Cohort 2.

WAVEMODE AND INFORMATION ON DURATION (M/SD IN MINUTES)LANGUAGESGROSS SAMPLEREALIZED SAMPLEFIELD PHASEINCENTIVE
Wave 11,2Parents:CAPI/CASI
(M = 46.8; SD = 25.8)3;Adolescents:CASI/TBT3
(M = 65.5; SD = 32.7)
CAP/CASI:Arabic, English, Farsi, French, German, Kurmanji, Pashto, Tigrinya;TBT (instruction only):Arabic, English, German, KurmanjiGross sample: 5,556 addresses screening;
Response Rate 2 = 51.2%; Cooperation Rate 4 = 81.5%
Parents:1,499 (of 1,694 adolescents);
Adolescents:2,415 (1,351 with complete competence measurement)
29/01/2018–30/06/20184Parents:20 Euro drugstore voucher (post-paid);Adolescents:20 Euro drugstore voucher (post-paid)
Wave 25Parents/Adolescents:App-based CAWI (short)
(parents: M = 16.0; SD = 1.5; adolescents: M = 1.8; SD = 1.5)
Arabic, English, Farsi, French, German, Kurmanji, Pashto, TigrinyaParents:1,449 (of 1,632 adolescents);Adolescents:2,273Parents:244 (of 271 adolescents);Adolescents:35529/01/2018–03/08/20184Parents/Adolescents:5 Euro drugstore voucher for app download (prepaid)
Wave 3Adolescents:CATI
(M = 41.7; SD = 10.9)3
Arabic, English, German, KurmanjiAdolescents:2,267Adolescents:93527/08/2018–24/11/2018Adolescents:10 Euro drugstore voucher (post-paid)
Wave 41Adolescents:CAPI/CASI
(M = 51.1; SD = 21.4)3
Arabic, English, German, KurmanjiAdolescents:2,240Adolescents:1,76904/02/2019–31/05/20194Adolescents:20 Euro drugstore voucher (post-paid)
Wave 55Parents/Adolescents:Online (invitation via App, mail, or e-mail; short)
(parents: M = 8.2; SD = 4.1; adolescents: M = 6.3; SD = 3.2)
Arabic, English, Farsi, French, German, Kurmanji, Pashto, TigrinyaParents:1,181 (of 1,249 adolescents);Adolescents:2,190Parents:138 (of 204 adolescents);Adolescents:43415/04/2019–30/08/20194Parents/Adolescents:5 Euro drugstore voucher (post-paid)
Wave 6Adolescents:Online (long)
(M = 24.6; SD = 10.9)
Arabic, English, German, KurmanjiAdolescents:2,166Adolescents:64104/10/2019–17/11/2019Adolescents:10 Euro drugstore voucher (post-paid)
Wave 71,6Adolescents:CAPI/CASI/CAPI-by-phone/TBT
(M = 74.6; SD = 20.9)3
CAPI/CASI/CAPI-by-phone/TBT (instruction only):Arabic, English, German, KurmanjiAdolescents:2,114Adolescents:1,245 (778 with complete competence measurement)10/02/2020–05/09/2020Adolescents:20 Euro drugstore voucher (post-paid)

[i] Note: Data taken from several field reports (Ruland, Sandbrink, Cohrs, & Hess, 2019, 2020; Ruland, Sandbrink, Cohrs, Weiß, & Hess, 2019; Ruland, Sandbrink, & Hess, 2019a, 2019b; Ruland, Steinwede et al., 2019) and Heinritz and Will (2021). The Response Rate 2 as well as the Cooperation Rate 4 were calculated according to AAPOR standards (The American Association for Public Opinion Research, 2016). This table is restricted to direct data collection with adolescents and parents. 1Additonal data collected from educational staff in the (vocational) schools the adolescents attended at that time (PAPI); field phase deviating from adolescent/parent survey. 2Additional data collected from staff members in collective accommodation and municipalities (PAPI); field phase deviating from adolescent/parent survey. 3The information on the duration of the interview refers to the pure interview time and includes neither the screening in Wave 1 nor the contacting phases. 4The field phases of Waves 1 and 2 as well as Waves 4 and 5 overlap because after the personal interviews the respondents were invited to the online surveys by the interviewers; thus, the respondents were able to carry out these surveys relatively soon after the personal interview. 5Due to the larger number of languages offered in the questionnaires via App, we included some additional cases that were not eligible for the waves with reduced languages. 6Design switch due to the Corona pandemic (because household visits had to be cancelled, TBT was no longer possible; for details, see Will et al., 2020).

Table 3

Description of sample in Wave 1: Refugee Cohort 1.

RELEVANT GROUP OF PEOPLEVARIABLEM (SD)/%
Parent1Sex of informant
    Male78.1%
    Female21.9%
Age of informant (in years)36.8 (6.7)
Country of origin
    Afghanistan9.0%
    Iraq13.2%
    Syria72.4%
    Other5.3%
    Missing0.1%
Highest parental education (HISCED)
    No or primary education45.7%
    Secondary education29.2%
    Tertiary education23.8%
    Missing1.3%
ChildSex
    Male52.3%
    Female47.7%
Age at first interview
    4 years19.5%
    5 years44.3%
    6 years27.7%
    Older than 6 years8.4%
Care situation
    Preschool attendance78.8%
    Other types of extrafamilial care (exclusively)1.5%
    Home care18.0%
    Missing1.8%
Length of stay in Germany (in months)28.0 (9.0)

[i] Note: Percentages that do not add up to 100 are due to rounding. Source: doi:10.5157/ReGES:RC1:SUF:2.0.0. 1 Percentages of parental characteristics refer to parents who took part in the survey and not to the parental characteristics of the children and adolescents in the sample. Because some parents had multiple target children, these values can vary slightly. However, when parents had both Refugee Cohort 1 children and Refugee Cohort 2 children in the sample, their information was included in the description of both Refugee Cohort 1 and Refugee Cohort 2.

Table 4

Description of sample in Wave 1: Refugee Cohort 2.

RELEVANT GROUP OF PEOPLEVARIABLEM (SD)/%
Parent1Sex of informant
    Male70.5%
    Female29.6%
Age of informant (in years)45.7 (7.9)
Country of origin
    Afghanistan8.0%
    Iraq13.3%
    Syria73.7%
    Other4.7%
    Missing0.2%
Highest parental education (HISCED)
    No or primary education43.0%
    Secondary education30.0%
    Tertiary education26.4%
    Missing0.7%
AdolescentSex
    Male55.1%
    Female44.9%
Age
    14 years14.1%
    15 years35.8%
    16 years31.8%
    17 years18.3%
Educational situation: Type of school attended
    Hauptschule (lower secondary track)19.8%
    Realschule (intermediate secondary track)22.0%
    Gymnasium (higher secondary track)21.9%
    Gesamtschule (integrates all tracks)16.8%
    Verbundene Haupt- und Realschule (combined lower and intermediate track)19.3%
    Missing0.2%
Length of stay in Germany (in months)29.5 (9.1)

[i] Note: Percentages that do not add up to 100 are due to rounding. Source: doi:10.5157/ReGES:RC2:SUF:2.0.0. 1 Percentages of parental characteristics refer to parents who took part in the survey and not to the parental characteristics of the children and adolescents in the sample. Because some parents had multiple target children, these values can vary slightly. However, when parents had both Refugee Cohort 1 children and Refugee Cohort 2 children in the sample, their information was included in the description of both Refugee Cohort 1 and Refugee Cohort 2.

Table 5

Content of the seven Waves for Refugee Cohorts 1 and 2.

WAVEINFORMANTREFUGEE COHORT 1REFUGEE COHORT 2MODE
Wave 1ParentsSocio-economic background
Flight history
Accommodation history
Residence status
Migration-specific aspects
Refugee-specific aspects
Educational decisions
Returns to education
Educational biography of child
Personality of child
Motivation of child
Familial learning environment
Socio-economic background
Flight history
Accommodation history
Residence status
Migration-specific aspects
Refugee-specific aspects
Educational decisions
Returns to education
CAPI/CASI
Children/AdolescentsMigration-specific aspects
Refugee-specific aspects
Educational decisions
Educational biography
Personality
Motivation
Familial learning environment
Returns to education
Socio-economic background1
Flight history1
Accommodation history1
CASI
Children/AdolescentsCompetence test:
German language (vocabulary and grammar)
Basic cognitive functioning
Competence test:
German language (vocabulary and grammar)
Basic cognitive functioning
TBT
Educational staffInstitutional learning environment
Assessments of child2
Institutional learning environment
Assessments of adolescent2
PAPI
Municipality staffRegional context informationRegional context informationPAPI
Staff in collective accommodationLiving context informationLiving context informationPAPI
Wave 2ParentsSubjective perception of societal integrationSubjective perception of societal integrationApp-based CAWI
Children/AdolescentsSubjective perception of societal integrationApp-based CAWI
Wave 3ParentsFamily context
Personality
Social capital
Educational placement of child
CATI
Children/AdolescentsFamily context
Personality
Social capital
Educational placement
CATI
Wave 4ParentsAccommodation history (update)
Residence status (update)
Migration-specific aspects
Refugee-specific aspects
Educational decisions
Educational biography of child
Personality of child
Motivation of child
Familial learning environment
Returns to education
CAPI/CASI
Children/AdolescentsAccommodation history (update)
Residence status (update)
Migration-specific aspects
Refugee-specific aspects
Educational decisions
Educational biography
Personality
Motivation
Familial learning environment
Returns to education
CAPI/CASI
Educational staffInstitutional learning environment
Assessments of child2
Institutional learning environment
Assessments of adolescent2
PAPI
Wave 5ParentsSubjective perception of societal integrationSubjective perception of societal integrationApp-based CAWI
Children/AdolescentsSubjective perception of societal integrationApp-based CAWI
Wave 6ParentsEducational practices and values
Social desirability
Personality of child
Educational placement of child
CAWI
Children/AdolescentsEducational practices of parents
Educational values
Social desirability
Personality
Educational placement
CAWI
Wave 7Parents
Accommodation history (update)
Residence Status (update)
Migration-specific aspects
Refugee-specific aspects
Educational decisions
Educational biography of child
Personality of child
Motivation of child
Familial learning environment
Returns to education
CAPI/CASI
Children/AdolescentsAccommodation history (update)
Residence status (update)
Migration-specific aspects
Refugee-specific aspects
Educational decisions
Educational biography
Personality
Motivation
Familial learning environment
Returns to education
CAPI/CASI
Children/AdolescentsCompetence test:
German language (vocabulary and grammar)
Basic cognitive functioning
Competence test:
German language (vocabulary and grammar)
Basic cognitive functioning
TBT
Educational staffInstitutional learning environment
Assessments of child2
Institutional learning environment
Assessments of adolescent2
PAPI

[i] Note: 1 Only in case the parents also do not take part in the survey. 2 For example, German skills or behaviour.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/jopd.77 | Journal eISSN: 2050-9863
Language: English
Published on: Jan 5, 2023
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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