Strategies to Promote the Successful Integration of Romani Students in the School System

Angéla Kóczé, Dawn Tankersley

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Abstract (may include machine translation)

The Step by Step Program of the Open Society Institute began a project in five countries in order
to develop solutions to the problem of high failure rates and segregation of Roma in education.
The project sought to ensure the success of integration programs by focusing on three areas: a) changing the traditional teaching methodology (especially in the area of literacy development); b) adding Romani teaching assistants and changing the attitudes of teachers toward the role of teaching assistants in a classroom; and c) expanding upon ways that teachers could include Romani parents in the educational process. This article provides an analysis of each element of the program and the lessons learned from its implementation. The authors also put forth recommendations for the continued development of educational strategies to support integration in education.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSeparate and Unequal
Subtitle of host publicationcombating discrimination against Roma in education: a source book
EditorsEdwin Rekosh, Maxine Sleeper
Place of PublicationBudapest
PublisherPublic Interest Law Initiative
Pages305-323
Number of pages19
ISBN (Print)9632163214
StatePublished - 2004

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