Cross-National Legal Frameworks Relating to School Bullying and Migration in Six Countries


Støen J., Gutzwiller-Helfenfinger E., Uçar S., Bozic ., Resuli V., Mocanu A., ...More

in: International Perspectives on Migration, Bullying, and School Implications for Schools, Refugees, and Migrants , Hildegunn Fandrem,James O’Higgins Norman, Editor, Roudedge, New York, pp.90-104, 2024

  • Publication Type: Book Chapter / Chapter Research Book
  • Publication Date: 2024
  • Publisher: Roudedge
  • City: New York
  • Page Numbers: pp.90-104
  • Editors: Hildegunn Fandrem,James O’Higgins Norman, Editor
  • Çukurova University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Europe has a diverse and ethnically mixed population, with migration movements being part of its geopolitical make-up. Each country’s education legislation forms the basis for the practices and directives that shape all areas of education. Because migrants and bullying are realities that cannot be ignored in educational settings, it is critical that they are addressed in education laws. This chapter examines the education acts of six countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Germany, Moldova, Norway, and Turkey. We compared the legislation in these countries to see how they address bullying and migration and discuss similarities and differences in the countries’ education acts, based on how each country’s basic education law addresses migration and bullying. Each law was analysed and the articles on migration and bullying were identified, analysed, and compared between countries. We found that there are significant variations between countries. None of the education acts specifically address bullying or harassment as a problem connected to migrants. Some of the acts do address issues of bullying, directly or indirectly, and some also discuss certain aspects of migration, e.g., language learning.