This article examines the situations faced by refugee families in Germany and analyses the role of family education programmes in supporting their inclusion in society. We focus on two internationally implemented and licensed family education programmes, HIPPY and Opstapje, and an adapted three-month bridging format known as Welcome with IMPULS (WmI), all of which involve home visits and group meetings. Our mixed-methods research approach includes qualitative interviews and participant observation (N = 55), and an online survey with the programme coordinators (N = 68). Based on our analysis of 22 family cases and the online survey, we explore and contextualize major challenges refugee families face in Germany and highlight the following central functions of the programmes: (a) building trust via emotional stabilization through long-term relationships with home visitors; and (b) creating social links by connecting refugees with the host society's institutions. Finally, we discuss the role of the peer-to-peer outreach strategy in the inclusion of refugee families.
RESUMENEste artículo explora las situaciones que afrontan las familias refugiadas en Alemania y analiza el papel de los programas de educación familiar en el fomento de su inclusión en la sociedad. Nos centramos en dos programas de educación de aplicación internacional, HIPPY y Opstapje, así como en una adaptación de tres meses conocida como 'Welcome with IMPULS' (WmI). Todos ellos incluyen visitas a los domicilios de las familias refugiadas y reuniones grupales. Nuestro enfoque de investigación con métodos mixtos incluye observaciones y entrevistas cualitativas con los participantes (N = 55), así como un cuestionario en línea dirigido a los coordinadores de los programas (N = 68). Basándonos en nuestro análisis de 22 casos familiares y en las respuestas al cuestionario, exploramos y contextualizamos los ARTICLE HISTORY
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.