ABSTRACT

The present study focuses on individuals with intellectual disabilities among 2.7 million Turkish citizens who had migrated to Germany since the 1960s. The study aims to determine the services provided for individuals with intellectual disabilities who migrated with or were born to a family that immigrated from Turkey to Germany and explore their lives with qualitative inquiry. For this purpose, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 14 parents in Germany. Then, the interview transcripts were analysed utilising the content analysis method. The findings determined four themes that revealed that Turkish migrants in Germany were satisfied with the financial, childcare, psychological, and counselling services provided for their children. Parents stated that although they were often exposed to discriminatory behaviour in Germany interwoven with the various partials of their identities, they never experienced discrimination against their children. However, interviewees placed greater importance on speaking the local language than their previous generations. Nevertheless, certain participants indicated their preference for Turkish special education teachers over others. Furthermore, the parents who wanted to relocate to Turkey were unable to do so due to the services offered for their children with intellectual disabilities in Germany.

摘要

本研究重点关注自 1960 年代以来移居德国的 270 万土耳其公民中的智障人士。该研究旨在确定为与从土耳其移民到德国的家庭一起移民或出生于其家庭的智障人士提供的服务，并通过定性调查来探索他们的生活。为此，对德国的 14 位家长进行了半结构化访谈。然后，使用内容分析方法对访谈记录进行分析。调查结果确定了四个主题，表明在德国的土耳其移民对为其子女提供的财务、儿童保育、心理和咨询服务感到满意。家长们表示，虽然他们在德国经常遭受与他们身份的不同部分交织在一起的歧视行为，但他们从未经历过对孩子的歧视。然而，与前几代人相比，受访者更重视说当地语言。尽管如此，某些参与者表示他们更喜欢土耳其特殊教育教师而不是其他人。此外，由于德国为智障儿童提供的服务，想要搬迁到土耳其的父母未能如愿。某些参与者表示他们更喜欢土耳其特殊教育教师。此外，由于德国为智障儿童提供的服务，想要搬迁到土耳其的父母未能如愿。某些参与者表示他们更喜欢土耳其特殊教育教师。此外，由于德国为智障儿童提供的服务，想要搬迁到土耳其的父母未能如愿。