School Segregation of the Roma Ethnic Group: A Case Study of Harman Mahala Roma Quarter, Plovdiv

Autor: Aleksandra Ravnachka, Krasimir Asenov, Boris Kazakov, Nadezhda Ilieva
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Key Challenges in Geography ISBN: 9783030281908
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-28191-5_16
Popis: School segregation among minority groups represents a serious social and educational problem in a number of countries across Europe, including Bulgaria. While in some countries this problem arises on the basis of social stratification or concerns both local minority communities and immigrant communities, in Bulgaria—as in other Eastern and Central European countries—school segregation is mainly associated with the Roma ethnic group. Education of Roma children is almost entirely provided in segregated schools located in or near the Roma quarters, regardless of the efforts by the governments to implement measures for overcoming the problem. The paper analyzes the specifics and the trends of the Roma school segregation in Bulgaria, based on the example of the Roma children from Harman Mahala quarter in the city of Plovdiv.
Databáze: OpenAIRE