The Roma Education Fund Experience...

Inclusive  Educa.on

Everyone  –  from  parents  to  policymakers  –  has  a  role  to  play  in  suppor.ng  children  and  youth  in  their  educa.on  and  development

The Roma Education Fund Experience

Anasztazia  Nagy  

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Educa4onal  discrimina4on  of  Roma  

•  App.  10  million  Roma  across  Central  and  Eastern  Europe  

•  Forms  of  educa.onal  discrimina.on    and  access  to  quality  of  school    

•  Poor  pedagogy  and  low  quality  

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Ethnically  segregated  schools  and  classes  

School  segrega4on    

School  segrega4on  significantly  associated  with    the  following  elements  (Kezdi-­‐Kertesi  ,  2012,  HU  100  towns):      

–  Students  mobility  –  “white  flight”  –  Share  of  Romani  popula.on  in  town  –  Local/na.onal  educa.onal  policy  :  free  school  choice  of  parents,  free  children  

choice  of  schools  •  Admission  process:  ethnicity  correlates  with  abili.es  due  to  poor  ECD  and  primary  school  educa.on  

 Segrega.on  of  Roma  into  low  ranking  school  

   Correla.on  between  residen.al  segrega.on    and  school  segrega.on?  

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Segrega4on  into  special  educa4on  

Children  never  been  in  school    

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Early  School  Leaving  of  Roma      

Objec4ves    and  strategic  direc4ons  of  the  Roma  Educa4on  Fund  

 Objec.ves  and  programs  of  REF      REF  strategic  direc.ons:  

•  Desegrega.on  and  parents  mo.va.on  as  cross  cuPng  policy    

•  Early  Childhood  Development  (ECD)    

•  Preven.on  of  early  school  leaving    •  Pre-­‐service  teacher  training  •  Merit  based  secondary  school  

scholarships  •  Ter.ary  Educa.onal  Programs,    

Scholarship    

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Desegrega4on  ac4vi4es  supported  by  REF  

•  Facilita.on  of  enrollment  into  mainstream  school;    

•  Preven.on  of  special  educa.on  through  ECD  ac.vi.es;  

•  Parental  mo.va.on  and  community  work    

•  Providing  transporta.on  when  needed;  Providing  social  support  ;  

•  Providing  addi.onal  educa.onal  support;    

•  Closing  of  segregated  school;    •  Influencing  local  and  na.onal  policies.    

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