Unfolding lives : migration, education, and the gendered journey of Turkish women in Germany

Keser Aschenberger, Filiz (author)

This study examines the life course transitions of five Turkish migrant women in Germany, focusing on the interplay of migration histories, gendered roles, and educational trajectories in shaping their lives. Employing a life course approach and in-depth narrative interviews, the research reveals the persistent challenges experienced in navigating transitions, significantly influenced by intergenerational migration and education. Gendered expectations and familial responsi-bilities, compounded by structural barriers in education and the labour market, profoundly shaped their educational attainment, career choices, and integration. Limited guidance, language barriers, and family influences created obsta-cles, further impacted by marriage, motherhood, and caregiving. This research extends the understanding of the lasting influence of migration history and education on the gendered life courses of Turkish women in Germany, emphasizing the need for inclusive policies that address systemic barriers and promote equitable opportunities.

• Language: English
• Keywords: adult education, education, migration history, life course transitions, gendered trajectories, integration, gender
• Work type: Article
• Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
• Organization: FF - Faculty of Arts
• Publication status: Published
• Publication version: Version of Record
• Publication date: 01.01.2025
• Year: 2025
• Number of pages: Str. 41-60
• Numbering: Letn. 31, [št.] 2
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-178411
• UDC: 374.7
• ISSN on article: 1318-5160
• COBISS.SI-ID: 255460355
• Publication date in RUL: 27.01.2026

Record is a part of a journal

• Title: Andragoška spoznanja
• Shortened title: AS. Andrag. spozn.
• Publisher: Založba Univerze v Ljubljani
• ISSN: 1318-5160
• COBISS.SI-ID: 45586176

Licences

• License: CC BY 4.0, Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
• Link: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Description: This is the standard Creative Commons license that gives others maximum freedom to do what they want with the work as long as they credit the author.

Secondary language

• Language: Slovenian
• Title: Odvijanje življenj: migracije, izobraževanje in spolno zaznamovane življenjske poti turških žensk v Nemčiji
• Keywords: andragogika, migracijska zgodovina, življenjski prehodi, spolno zaznamovane življenjske poti, spol, integracija