Education and Democratic Learning in Refugee Camps
When the German forces occupying Denmark capitulated in May 1945 several hundred thousand German civilian refugees were staying in the country. They had come from the eastern regions of Germany and had fled west for fear of the Russian soldiers. The refugees were mostly women, children and elderly p...
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| description | When the German forces occupying Denmark capitulated in May 1945 several hundred thousand German civilian refugees were staying in the country. They had come from the eastern regions of Germany and had fled west for fear of the Russian soldiers. The refugees were mostly women, children and elderly people because many German men were serving in the military. During the first years after the war, returning to Germany was not possible for these refugees, and for many of them their home region would no longer be part of Germany. So, most of the refugees had to stay in Denmark for several years after the end of the war. They lived in refugee camps around the country, and their everyday life was characterized by cramped conditions, uncertainty, missing family and home and isolation from Danish society. After recognizing the situation, the Danish authorities responded by establishing a refugee administration to ensure orderly and humane conditions in the camps. Among its many activities the refugee administration organized schooling, education and information, much of which was aimed at democratic learning. The refugees themselves had an active and an important role in this.
The education and information work in the refugee camps is the focus of this book. It describes and analyses goals and plans developed by Danish authorities, the activities initiated, the cultural and ideological basis for the effort, and the German refugees' experiences of the schooling and information activities. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1776682026-06-15T09:28:08Z Education and Democratic Learning in Refugee Camps Andreasen, Karen Egedal Rasmussen, Palle Democratic learning Second World War Refugee Camps Education and information Post-war Post-war era NHWR7 JBFG JND 1DND 3MPB When the German forces occupying Denmark capitulated in May 1945 several hundred thousand German civilian refugees were staying in the country. They had come from the eastern regions of Germany and had fled west for fear of the Russian soldiers. The refugees were mostly women, children and elderly people because many German men were serving in the military. During the first years after the war, returning to Germany was not possible for these refugees, and for many of them their home region would no longer be part of Germany. So, most of the refugees had to stay in Denmark for several years after the end of the war. They lived in refugee camps around the country, and their everyday life was characterized by cramped conditions, uncertainty, missing family and home and isolation from Danish society. After recognizing the situation, the Danish authorities responded by establishing a refugee administration to ensure orderly and humane conditions in the camps. Among its many activities the refugee administration organized schooling, education and information, much of which was aimed at democratic learning. The refugees themselves had an active and an important role in this. The education and information work in the refugee camps is the focus of this book. It describes and analyses goals and plans developed by Danish authorities, the activities initiated, the cultural and ideological basis for the effort, and the German refugees' experiences of the schooling and information activities. Published Da den tyske besættelsesmagt i Danmark kapitulerede i maj 1945, befandt der sig flere hundrede tusinde tyske flygtninge i landet. De var kommet fra de østligste dele af Tyskland, hvor mange civile flygtede vestover af frygt for de russiske soldater. De fleste tyske mænd var indkaldt til militæret, så flygtningene var mest kvinder, børn og ældre mennesker, og de måtte blive i Danmark flere år efter afslutningen af krigen. De boede i flygtningelejre rundt om i landet, afsondret fra det danske samfund. Det var en vanskelig situation. At vende hjem til Tyskland var foreløbig ikke muligt, og de fleste flygtninges hjemegn ville fremover slet ikke være en del af Tyskland. Efter besættelsen var der også modvilje mod tyskere i befolkningen. Men de danske myndigheder anerkendte, at man havde et ansvar for flygtningene. Man oprettede en flygtningeadministration, som skulle sikre ordnede forhold og menneskeværdige vilkår i lejrene, og man organiserede også skole, undervisning og oplysning i lejrene. Det er undervisningen og oplysningsarbejdet i flygtningelejrene, denne bog handler om. Bogen beskriver og analyserer de danske myndigheders mål og planer og de aktiviteter, man satte i gang. Samtidig belyses de idemæssige forudsætninger for indsatsen og de tyske flygtninges oplevelser af skole- og oplysningsaktiviteterne i en hverdag præget af trange forhold, usikkerhed, savnet af familie og hjemland og isolation fra det danske samfund. 2026-06-15T09:28:05Z 2026-06-15T09:28:05Z 2026-05-31 book 97887-7642-239-4 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/177668 eng image/jpeg Attribution 4.0 International https://openbooks.kb.dk/aauopen/catalog/book/642 Aalborg University Open Publishing Aalborg University Open Publishing 10.54337/aau719740053EN Da den tyske besættelsesmagt i Danmark kapitulerede i maj 1945, befandt der sig flere hundrede tusinde tyske flygtninge i landet. De var kommet fra de østligste dele af Tyskland, hvor mange civile flygtede vestover af frygt for de russiske soldater. De fleste tyske mænd var indkaldt til militæret, så flygtningene var mest kvinder, børn og ældre mennesker, og de måtte blive i Danmark flere år efter afslutningen af krigen. De boede i flygtningelejre rundt om i landet, afsondret fra det danske samfund. Det var en vanskelig situation. At vende hjem til Tyskland var foreløbig ikke muligt, og de fleste flygtninges hjemegn ville fremover slet ikke være en del af Tyskland. Efter besættelsen var der også modvilje mod tyskere i befolkningen. Men de danske myndigheder anerkendte, at man havde et ansvar for flygtningene. Man oprettede en flygtningeadministration, som skulle sikre ordnede forhold og menneskeværdige vilkår i lejrene, og man organiserede også skole, undervisning og oplysning i lejrene. Det er undervisningen og oplysningsarbejdet i flygtningelejrene, denne bog handler om. Bogen beskriver og analyserer de danske myndigheders mål og planer og de aktiviteter, man satte i gang. Samtidig belyses de idemæssige forudsætninger for indsatsen og de tyske flygtninges oplevelser af skole- og oplysningsaktiviteterne i en hverdag præget af trange forhold, usikkerhed, savnet af familie og hjemland og isolation fra det danske samfund. 10.54337/aau719740053EN b91688fa-85c2-40dc-b659-126ed762ff40 97887-7642-239-4 Aalborg University Open Publishing 170 Aalborg University open access |
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| title | Education and Democratic Learning in Refugee Camps |
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