Öffnung

English translation: accessibility

GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)

German term or phrase:	Öffnung
English translation:	accessibility
Entered by:	Dr. Fred Thomson

15:20 Oct 4, 2004

German to English translations [PRO]
Government / Politics / immigration

German term or phrase: Öffnung

Bildung ist der Schlüssel zu politischer Teilhabe, Chancengleichheit und Partizipation. X [name of organization assisting migrants] betrachtet Bildung in einem erweiterten und umfassenden Sinn, der über die Schul- und Berufsbildung hinaus sämtliche Bildungsorte einbezieht und zudem Bildung nicht mit der Ausbildung enden lässt, sondern über diese Lebensspanne hinweg betrachtet. Daher präferiert X die interkulturelle Öffnung und Erweiterung aller Einrichtungen, in denen Bildung stattfindet. Die Einstellung von Mitarbeiterinnen und Mitarbeitern mit Migrationshintergrund und die thematische Erweiterung des Angebotes um Themen der Migration und Behandlung von Fragen und Konflikten eines interkulturellen Alltages sind geeignet, Brücken zu Familien nichtdeutscher Herkunft zu bauen.

I had been thinking about translating this as just "opening." But what it seems to be ultimately referring to throughout this document is that the migrants have real and genuine access to services, education, etc., that they are encouraged to apply for services, welcomed, made to feel comfortable. That they don't just have access to these things in "name only."

Thanks.

Ron Stelter KudoZ activity Questions: 1481 (none open) (16 closed without grading) Answers: 304
Local time: 04:13

accessibility

Explanation:
My take

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 6 mins (2004-10-04 15:26:46 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

Or: open or free accesibility

Selected response from:

Dr. Fred Thomson
United States
Local time: 03:13

Grading comment

Thanks, Fred. That was exactly the word I was looking for and seems to really hit the "Nagel auf den Kopf."
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +2

The opening

David Moore (X)

4 +1

accessibility

Dr. Fred Thomson

introduction

Roddy Stegemann

mainstreaming

msherms

Discussion entries: 1

Answers

4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

Öffnung The opening

Explanation:
Seems to me as if it really only needs the article as an extra, to provide the necessary emphasis.

David Moore (X)
Local time: 11:13
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 49

5 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

Öffnung

accessibility

Dr. Fred Thomson
United States
Local time: 03:13
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 23

Grading comment

Thanks, Fred. That was exactly the word I was looking for and seems to really hit the "Nagel auf den Kopf."

34 mins confidence:

Öffnung mainstreaming

Explanation:
Just a thought... what about mainstreaming (there is more than just gender mainstreaming...)

As far as I know, mainstreaming is used to describe the provision of opportunities . It is used to describe the integration of special needs children into the school system, for example (see below). You might have to alter the structure of the sentence a bit.

Definitions of Mainstreaming on the Web:

Integration of children with special educational needs into the normal school system.
www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/research/glossary

The process of integrating children with disabilities into regular educational or social programs, implementing the least restrictive environment concept. The LRE concept provides for appropriate sup-ports and services to help the child to succeed in the mainstream classroom.
www.spannj.org/BasicRights/appendix_i.htm

Bringing Special Education and ADHD children into regular classroom settings.
add.miningco.com/library/blglossarym.htm

Practice of placing special needs children in regular classrooms for at least a part of the children’s educational program. See also least restrictive environment and inclusion.
pathfinder.minot.com/plaintext/law08.html

refers "to the provision of opportunities for students labeled as disabled who are in special education settings to spend a portion of their time in general education." (source: Lipsky and Gartner, Beyond Separate Education: Quality Education for All.)
www.morenci.k12.az.us/District/Special Programs/glossary.ht...

A federal program designed to bring ITS/CVO into the "mainstream" by encouraging states to get involved in the program, and providing regional education and information exchange. Established along regional lines.
www.truckline.com/infocenter/topics/tech/itsglossary.html

Least restrictive alternative; maximum integration in the regular classroom, coupled with concrete assistance for the nonspecial education teacher.
para.unl.edu/para/SpedProg/Glossary.html

(also referred to as Integration) The practice of providing instructional and related services to students with disabilities in the general education setting.
65.204.248.42/TSE/ocada7011_norm2/15/21.html

Mainstreaming implies addressing gender issues across the full range of sectors within existing development strategies and priorities.
www.dfid.gov.uk/aboutdfid/files/glossary_m.htm

Placement of a disabled child with non-disabled peers in a regular classroom.
www.geocities.com/autismandpdd/Glossary.htm

Teaching disabled children in public schools instead of schools for the disabled.
www.geocities.com/coloboma_group/words.html

in cultivation analysis, televisionís ability to move people toward a common understanding of how things are
highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0767421906/student_view0/chapter12/glossary.html

(from the publication Special Education Policy Manual: The delivery of educational programs within the regular classroom setting of a public day school.
www.mca.k12.nf.ca/special_services/definitions.html

(p. 534)integrating special students into the overall educational program
cwx.prenhall.com/bookbind/pubbooks/macionis7/chapter20/custom8/deluxe-content.html

When children with handicaps are placed into regular classrooms for as much of the school day as possible.
www.mhhe.com/socscience/education/et/student/olc/chap03keyt...

The practice of placing children with special educational needs into regular classrooms for at least a part of the school day/week.
www.annikeris.com/glossary_m.html

msherms
Local time: 11:13
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English

44 mins confidence:

Öffnung introduction

Explanation:
The idea is to introduce immigrants to those aspects institutions, facilities, organizations and other aspects of society that could prove useful to them after they have received their training.

Disclaimer: My full use of this and other forums has been restricted for reasons unknown, so please forgive my lack of direct support for answers offered by other contributors.

Roddy Stegemann
United States
Local time: 02:13
Native speaker of:

English

Login or register (free and only takes a few minutes) to participate in this question.

You will also have access to many other tools and opportunities designed for those who have language-related jobs (or are passionate about them). Participation is free and the site has a strict confidentiality policy.

Return to KudoZ list

KudoZ™ translation help

The KudoZ network provides a framework for translators and others to assist each other with translations or explanations of terms and short phrases.

See also:

ProZ.com term search

Search millions of term translations

Öffnung

English translation: accessibility

Answers

KudoZ™ translation help

Your current localization setting

Select a language

Öffnung

English translation: accessibility

Answers

KudoZ™ translation help

You have native languages that can be verified

Your current localization setting

Select a language