Children from Marginalised Roma Communities at the School Gates: The Disconnect Between Majority Discourses and Minority Voices

Some children, especially those living in poverty and from ethnic minority backgrounds, have difficulty accessing preschool education. This is despite the fact that preschooling is considered to provide the foundations to a successful education and social inclusion. In Slovakia this issue primarily...

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Published in:Early childhood education journal 2019-11, Vol.47 (6), p.665-675
Main Author: Lukšík, Ivan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic Language
Access to Education
Children
Community Characteristics
Disadvantaged
Education
Educational Policy
Ethnic Groups
Foreign Countries
Learning and Instruction
Migrants
Minority & ethnic groups
Minority Groups
Parent Attitudes
Political Attitudes
Poverty
Preschool children
Preschool Education
Romani people
Sociology
Sociology of Education
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Summary:Some children, especially those living in poverty and from ethnic minority backgrounds, have difficulty accessing preschool education. This is despite the fact that preschooling is considered to provide the foundations to a successful education and social inclusion. In Slovakia this issue primarily affects Roma children (Roma are also referred to as Travellers or Gypsies), specifically those from marginalised Roma communities (MRC). The aim of the article is to explore how the issue of schooling for this group of children relates to the political discourse and education policy, and consider whether this stems from the academic discourse on which higher education textbooks and teacher training are based. In the empirical analysis we found opinions and attitudes expressed by Roma parents from MRC that are not heard in the public discourse, and we compare these to the content of academic writing.
ISSN:1082-3301
1573-1707
DOI:10.1007/s10643-019-00959-z