Self-Perceptions of the Risk of Discrimination and Social Exclusion: Assessing the Six-year Aftermath of the National Strategy for Roma Integration in Bulgaria
In: Journal of contemporary European studies, Band 29, Heft 1, S. 45-59
ISSN: 1478-2790
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In: Journal of contemporary European studies, Band 29, Heft 1, S. 45-59
ISSN: 1478-2790
In: European Quarterly of Political Attitudes and Mentalities: EQPAM, Band 6, Heft 1, S. 1-16
ISSN: 2285-4916
The main objective of this paper is to identify the issues, which have led to Roma exclusion from the mainstream education. The first part of the paper is focused on data, correlating unequal educational opportunities and the ethnicity factor. The text presents an insight into the widely argued Roma dropout phenomenon. Different sets of reasons for dropping out from school are being discussed, i.e. educational, ethnic and cultural, economic, and family reasons. In addition, the article reflects on the retrograde beliefs of the majority population as a prerequisite for Roma reluctance towards continuing education. Moreover, the article puts forward a review on the most recent key policy measures for equal educational opportunities, targeting the Roma. Various aspects of adopted policy interventions for stimulating educational inclusion are illustrated, and supplemented by a critical analysis. The authors conclude that the required strategic actions, targeting educational equity for marginalized social groups, such as the Roma, have been indeed formulated by the stakeholders; yet, certain shortcomings have been noticed and these are primarily linked to the practical implementation of the national documents into real actions.