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63 | www.limina-graz.eu Şenol Yaĝdı | Von der Bildungsferne zum Bildungsaufstieg | BIOGRAPHY MMag. Dr. Şenol Yaĝdı, MA MSc, ist Lehrer für islamische Religion an öffent lichen Wiener Gymnasien, wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter am Pro- jekt „Integration durch interreligiöse Bildung“ an der Karl-Franzens-Uni- versität Graz und Lehrbeauftragter am Institut für Islamisch-Theologische Studien an der Universität Wien. E-Mail: senol.yagdi@uni-graz.at | KEY WORDS Bildungsaufstieg; Bildungserfolg; Habitustransformation; Identität; Mig- ration; Migrationshintergrund; Religion; Tradition; Türkische Studierende der zweiten Generation Academic as well as public discourse on migration and the opportunities avail- able to children and adolescents of immigrant parents in Austria is still largely focussed on disadvantages. This article shines a light on how second-generation students with a Turkish background were able to overcome challenges associat- ed with having parents with a lower educational level, achieve academic success and thus upward social mobility. Following Pierre Bourdieu’s concept of habi- tus, the present empirical-qualitative research examines habits of success, life experiences, intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, behavioural patterns and strate- gies of action relevant to educational attainment. Interviews with academically successful students reveal resources that helped them despite or rather because of their migration experience, how they leveraged these resources and how they compensated a lack thereof. The study focuses on the formation of (cultural) identity and the relationship young people have with their parent’s traditions and religion. This relationship may undergo significant transformational pro- cesses as part of the educational process.