Roma Pupils' Attitudes Towards Education--A Case Study

Autor/inn/en	Pecek, Mojca; Munda, Milanka
Titel	Roma Pupils' Attitudes Towards Education--A Case Study
Quelle	In: Intercultural Education, 26 (2015) 5, S.425-443 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1467-5986
DOI	10.1080/14675986.2015.1091237
Schlagwörter	Minority Groups; Case Studies; Student Attitudes; Low Income; Educational Attitudes; Negative Attitudes; Socioeconomic Status; Interviews; Foreign Countries; Educational Attainment; Student Motivation; Academic Achievement; Living Standards; Educational Opportunities; Slovenia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ethnische Minderheit; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Schülerverhalten; Niedriglohn; Educational attitude; Bildungsverhalten; Erziehungseinstellung; Negative Fixierung; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Ausland; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Schulische Motivation; Schulleistung; Lebensstandard; Bildungsangebot; Bildungschance; Slowenien
Abstract	When analysing the reasons behind the academic underachievement of Roma pupils, some teachers suggest that Roma people do not value education and that Roma children have negative attitudes towards school. With increasing frequency, Roma pupils from low socio-economic backgrounds are being researched and the research primarily adopts the perspectives of teachers and schools' professional staff. The present study analyses attitudes towards education held by Roma pupils whose socio-economic status is comparable to the majority population and considers their perspective. The research was conducted with Roma pupils attending primary school in Maribor, Slovenia. To collect data, interviews were conducted. The study results suggest that the majority of Roma pupils from Maribor like attending school and value formal education; the majority indicated that they want to complete primary school and continue their education. The results also show that Roma pupils can be highly academically motivated if improved life conditions and improved education opportunities are provided to the Roma population. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01