Soziokulturelle Determinanten der beruflichen Weiterbildungsbeteiligung von Erwachsenen mit Migrationshintergrund in Deutschland. Eine empirische Analyse mit den Daten des Sozio-ökonomischen Panels (SOEP)

The demographic change and the growing demand of skilled workers in Germany puts workers with migration background in the focus of interest in politics, economy, research and, increasingly, of adult education. The following article analyses empirically the relationship between the socio-cultural determinants, which are theoretically embedded in Esser’s model of social integration, and the participation in further vocational education of working adults with a migration background in Germany on the basis of the German Socio-Economic Panel. The study shows that the participation barriers especially for first generation immigrants can be explained by socio-cultural determinants, especially German language skills, professional placement and social networks.