The Education of Roma Children: Challenges and Promises

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Author(s): J. Cynthia McDermott (Antioch University Los Angeles, USA), Fredrick M. Chapel (Antioch University Los Angeles, USA), Štěpán Vidím Drahokoupil (Open Society Fund Prague, Czech Republic), Jasna Bakšić-Muftić (University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina), Stanislav Daniel (International Step by Step Association, The Netherlands), Ian Hancock (University of Texas at Austin, USA)and Loizos Symeou (European University Cyprus, Cyprus)
Copyright: 2017
Pages: 20
Source title: Discrimination and Diversity: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Information Resources Management Association (USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-1933-1.ch047

Keywords: Gender & Diversity / Information Science Reference / Medicine & Healthcare / Sociology

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The education of Roma children presents many challenges throughout the world because of poverty, issues of isolation and discrimination. In many countries where Roma reside, laws exist that prohibit discrimination against this minority group. A variety of conflicting issues exist for Roma children. On one hand, the Roma communities practice cultural norms that are in conflict with a typical schooling environment that requires significant structure and lack of independent support. Conversely, schools fail to provide appropriate bilingual instruction for Roma children who usually do not speak the local language. In most countries discrimination attitudes create segregated schools and insufficient social services. Many efforts and organizations are in place to positively impact these challenges to provide quality education for all Roma children.

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