The Importance of meaning in educational Work with adult Migrants

This article deals with the experience of meaning of employees in educational work with adult migrants. Based on the work of Schnell (2016) and Rosso et al. (2010) factors for meaning in the workplace and fulfilling work design are presented. The answers given by interviewed adult educators are then highlighted as examples. The subjects were asked about the meaning they attach to their work. They should name meaningful moments or positive events that have particularly stuck in their memory in their current work. As a result the formulated specifics (Schnell, Rosso et al.) in relation to meaning are also transferred to adult educators who work in the professional field of training and further education for migrants.