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
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.