Arbeiterkinder in Germany: A Conversation with the Not-for-profit, ArbeiterKind.de

Today on THESIS we will be discussing what the term "Arbeiterkinder" means in Germany with Martina Kübler, a Regional Coordinator at ArbeiterKind.de, a not-for-profit organization which works with universities and organizes volunteers to support first-generation students throughout Germany in navigating higher education while these students are in secondary school and, or, attending university. In this conversation Martina shares the advantages Arbeiterkinder possess in learning to navigate through barriers to and challenges within higher education, and she additionally explains where vocational education in the German system fits into the equation.  ArbeiterKind.de (Deutsch) Hochschulbildungsreport 2020 (Deutsch) OECD - Tertiary Education Attainment Data (English)